Diagnosing causes of "slowness"

[David Barnert]

13 hours ago, seanc said:

I would reccomend sending to Bob Snope.

 

But, of course, don’t send it without contacting him first.

[Jim Besser]

On 9/25/2024 at 2:36 AM, Jake Middleton-Metcalfe said:

May I recommend taking this instrument to the closest concertina maker to you? It is really hard to fault find such a subtle problem if you are not experienced in making or repairing these instruments, there are just too many things that could cause it and it's a bit hard to get the feel for making the repair. 

 

 

Totally agree. Simple DIY fixes are fine, but this is the kind of issue that can have many non-obvious causes. 

 

I've used Bob Snope and Greg Jowaisas over the years, and both are outstanding.  Bob recently did a major overhaul of my Jeffries, with the goal of improving playability, and the results were amazing.  Not cheap, but worth it.

 

There's also a new repair guy in Brattleboro -Ben  Hemmendinger.  I've met him, but have had no personal experience with his services.