mavityre Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Greetings folks. I play smallpipes, bagpipes etc.... reeded instruments so to speak and was wondering if the concertina reeds require a "break-in" period. I recently aquired a small concertina and noticed that the more I play it, the more air it seems to take. Almost like the reeds have opened up too much??????? I have been careful not to pull or squeeze without playing a note so as not to ruin the reeds and want to know if this is normal. It's a little Italian "English" concertina with the name Stagi on it. I'm thinking I will buy a better one in the future so any recomendatioons would also be helpful. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Hi, I know nothing about breaking in reeds; however, there was a whole thread about this topic. I located the thread, but don't know how to help you locate it. So, I will try posting to it and then it will reappear. Sorta like magic. Of course, there is probably a much easier way to do this. The thread is called breaking in reeds. Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Morse Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I recently aquired a small concertina and noticed that the more I play it, the more air it seems to take. Sounds more like an air leak issue to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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