David Lay Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I have always taken comfort in having a concertina shop available in Sunderland, MA should I need help. Someone here mentioned that Bob Snope may stop, though I have not had this confirmed. I think I know who the new instrument makers are on this continent, but not the experts/shops who will help with repairs. Please identify our options for getting help on any maker's concertina for a "tune-up" in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 The Button Box closed retail operations, but Bob Snope still does repair work. Check the ButtonBox web site. CNet's own Greg Jowaisis also performs repairs, I believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberon Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Bob Snope told me he will temporarily be closing up at the end of May (I think) as he will be moving south. It may take a little while he finds a appropriate home and work environment, but from what it sounded like he'll be back up and running once the living situation is sorted. But yes, he will be pausing work for some period of time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Bob Tedrow in Alabama? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Concertina Connection does full restorations: https://www.concertinaconnection.com/restoration.htm . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Greg Jowaisas in Kentucky (Cincinnati area), and member of this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vandenberg Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Michael J Arralde in the Seattle (Kent) area. Highly recommend. He repaired my Wheatstone English and my Morse Anglo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lay Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 https://www.squeezeboxgarage.com/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Heumann Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Concertina.net's member Paul Read in Toronto also repairs and sell concertinas. I emailed him recently and he IS still selling and repairing. Here's a snippet from a cnet post he did in 2004: "I've been repairing, restoring and tuning some concertinas. Mostly on instruments I own and sell. I'm only doing a few instruments at present but people seem happy with the work so I thought it was time to let people know I'm there." -Paul Read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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