Dana Johnson Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Hi All, illness forced me to cut short my concertina making activities more abruptly than I expected. I am shutting down the Kensington Concertinas website, and with it, my dana@kensingtonconcertinas email address. I should still get PMs from concertina.net. however, all repairs or tuning requests should go to Bob Snope at the Squeezebox Garage in Asheville NC. https://www.squeezeboxgarage.com I’m leaving you all in the best of hands. We’ve worked together on and off for the last 30 years, and nobody does tuning and repair better than he does. Hopefully I’ll come through this alright, but I want to give myself a chance to explore interests I never had time for hope all your concertina journeys are as rewarding as mine has been. Dana Johnson 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G. Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Dana, I wish you a swift recovery and, yes, plenty of time to explore whatever interests you. Thank you for your attention and care with Kensington Concertinas. I really appreciate the service you gave to me; I admire your workmanship every time pick up my concertina. -Joe G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimble Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I'm so sorry to hear that you've had to deal with this illness. Best wishes in overcoming your health challenges and exploring your next interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Thorne Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Best wishes Dana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digver Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Dana, I'm glad for the correspondence we've by email, but it seems we will not have the opportunity to meet face to face. I'm hoping the best for you and sending you good thoughts to help you through your ills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Best of luck Dana, I hope you enjoy your well-earned retirement. Your advice and encouragement have been invaluable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinW Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 My best wishes to you for the future Dana, I very fondly remember the day just before Christmas 2017 that my late wife and I collected my concertina from you. It was a privilege to meet the person who made such a lovely instrument, and I count myself privileged to have been able to enjoy playing it ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Johnson Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 Finally got the site taken down today. all requests for tuning or repairs should be directed to Bob Snope at the Squeezebox Garage in Asheville NC. He is one of the best repairers around and still has a lot of good years left. He inherited a lot of my stuff, so is more likely to have original materials that suit these instruments, though there are other good repairers who can probably manage just fine in most cases. I’m in the process of putting together an ebook and downloadable pdf I’ll put on my Dropbox for those interested. It deals with all the aspects of Kensington Concertinas I can think of from manufacture to repair. ( I may include reed profiles for my instruments, but people wanting to make concertinas should really think about making their own. My style of reed may not be what suits others. ) meanwhile, I can be pm’d through Concertina.net. best wishes to all Dana 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex West Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 I'd definitely be interested in your Dropbox link, Dana. Enjoy your retirement Alex West 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberon Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 I too would be absolutely interested. Would Bob be in possession of some of your parts? (Ie- pads, valves, springs, maybe an odd button). I always figured I should have grabbed a few spares at some point. Thanks again for your amazing contributions to this instrument ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Middleton-Metcalfe Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 That is a very kind thing to do making an ebook of your concertina knowledge. Indeed I too would love to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaryK Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Best of luck, Dana and a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 (edited) Hi I just thought I'd offer my enthusiastic recommendation for Bob Snope's concertina repair work based on the excellent work he has done for me over the years. He is very thorough and I always appreciated that he would go over the whole instrument and offer objective assessment of what was needed and then let me decide I would have done, in addition to attending to the work I had sent the instrument to him to perform. He can offer clever ways to achieve a goal, and the price was always reasonable considering the improvements to my instruments, maximizing the playability and sound of my concertinas. And good luck and health to Dana! Richard Edited August 18 by richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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