conzertino Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Hi, out there... After 30 years of heavy playing the bellows of my Boyd Wheatstone are falling to bits:-( I have never seen bellows as subtle and thin as those original ones. Hence I'm very reluctant to change them. Please let me know your good and bad experiences with new ( EC ) bellows and the makers thereof. What are butterfly bellows and what are the pros of all leather bellows??? 6, 7, 8 or more folds? Your opinoin! Do you know anybody, who does a good job repairing bellows ( an option?!?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Coles Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 We'll probably want to recommend bellows makers in your own part of the world, so do tell us where you are! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzertino Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) Good point! I'm based in Germany - but I'd cross the oceans for a some perfect bellows... I'd be prepared to have them send from anywhere - provided I'm getting best value ( for money?? ) Edited December 22, 2008 by conzertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Harrison Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 PM me.........I've had new English bellows made with mixed results....I believe Rosalie Dipper's are probably the best available now. Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterT Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I believe Rosalie Dipper's are probably the best available now. Hi Robin, I agree with this statement, and they will probably withstand many years of "robust" playing. However, I don't think that we should raise Robert's hopes too high. Colin and Rosalie do very little repair work, nowadays, apart from serving long-term customers. We all know it impacts on their order book. As a favour, they are putting new bellows (and doing a few minor repairs) on a Jeffries which belongs to a friend of mine. Who knows; the mention of my name might have delayed the process , but I am still to hear about the joyful return (and get a chance to play it!) a year later. I only live two miles from my friends, and did ask the question the last time that I spoke to Colin (Rosalie was out, so he could not answer the question!). So; by all means ask the question of the Dippers, but Robert should be prepared to be without a favourite concertina for a long time! Regards, Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Harrison Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 ..............good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_boveri Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 what about suttner? how's his turnover on repairs lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Husmann Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Hello, recently Juergen Suttner did some minor repairs on my concertina and (especially living in Germany) I´d go and get his bellows. Greetings Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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