chris salty-dog vonderborch Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I have now made 16 of the 96 reeds, and can play partly in the key of D! The baritone does have a satisfactory "growl" in its bass notes, so I am happy so far. I did need to thin down some of the higher reeds, to make them playable, with good results. I use, as a guide, detailed measurements of thicknesses of the reeds from an excellent Jeffries, whose reeds have never been modified (ie. the initial grinding marks still showing). But I should have remembered, from former concertina projects, that I always needed to go several percent thinner than the Jeffries for playability, using my steel. Anyway, I attach a photo of the beast as it is, fully bellowed and ready for several months of "voicing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Dunk Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Now that is a thing of beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris salty-dog vonderborch Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Now that is a thing of beauty! Do you mean the bottle of wine??? Chris vonderborch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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