Schematics, product picture illustration, introduction features, specifications, technical circuit descriptions, calibration alignment instructions, block diagram signal flow, front rear panel illustrations, pc board layout, speaker wiring diagram, tuning, parts list. If you are looking for an accordion and accordion parts, call gerry. Big squeezy accordion shop made this a good experience for me. All products all products accordion accordion repair accordion straps bass strap bass strap hardware bellows repair shoulder straps squeezebox wind instrument. Gerry is liquidating his accordion inventory and may be contacted at 4404424090. This volume was the first thoroughgoing full scale accordion service repair manual in english language to appear in print.
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A video was posted demonstrating the sounds and capabilities of the accordion. Shop emilio accordions for all your accordion needs. Im hearing notes when im not holding any key or button down. He repairs and tunes accordions, and also sells second hand instruments and parts. Just take off the bass side, but email or call 3016491266 for instructions first. The bellows give almost as much control as a melodica, without the need for a cumbersome tube and without hindering speech or evening singing. New and preowned accordions, accessories, repairs, and lessons pittsburgh, pa based carnegie accordion company is the premier retailer for all your accordion needs.
Excelsior midivox serie ii instructions pdf download. We provide excellent repair service on both acoustic instruments and electronic instruments so therefore have a large amount of return customers and visitors from many. We have accordions and accessories for sale including a selection of italian leather shoulder and bass straps, accordion cases, backpads and instructional books. As dust and debris can easily build up in your accordion, regular care. Our repair courses are currently only available in german.
Get the latest updatesdrivers, owners manuals, and support documents for your product. Accordion alteration and rebuilding miscellaneous repairs and rebuilding methods. For bass repairs, you dont have to send the whole accordion if you dont live around here. Wonder woman,disneys bedtime stories, bee movie, over the hedge, made of honor eduardo tarilonte has created the perfect virtual accordion very few sampled instruments have been researched and programmed to make the performer feel so in touch except perhaps the celtic and spiritual wind collections eduardo has. But its complexity makes it a delicate instrument, hard to maintain and even harder to fix. Sep 25, 2017 a single bad bump can drop the bass buttons inside the accordion and create chaos requiring hours of skilled work to repair and reassemble. More specifically, a complete repair or restoration for an accordion can be challenging, especially those purchased at a yard sale, flea market, or stored unused in grammas attic for 30 years. We do not provide value estimates or reference information on older. I am helping karen tweed with a project to produce an accordion that is lighter and more comfortable to play without compromising the tone quality or ease of playing.
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Register your product and stay uptodate with the latest warranty information. We provide expert repair of keys, bellows, base mechanisms, reeds, valves, and celluloid repair, parts replacements, and repairs to existing electronics, as well as instrument tuning. Overly stiff or curled or missing valves can greatly affect sound and performance. Currently, hmt does not have an accordion expert on staff but many of us have bits of knowledge and will do our best to help you, so dont hesitate to contact us. We repair accordion bass buttons and other mechanical problems including sticking keys, constantly sounding notes, etc. Unless the client is an avid player, we recommend that the customer not plan to invest too much money into restoring a found accordion for resale. To get any accordion apart and the reed blocks out, all you need are a screw driver and a pair of pliers the best kind is a bellows pin pliers that you can make yourself from an inexpensive endcutter pliers see the short article below. Castiglione accordion was started in 1935 by vincent castiglione. The superior sound quality means it blends perfectly with my palette of instruments.
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If oil gets on the wood, or the valve pads it can cause an expensive andor time consuming accordion repair to be needed. We have tried utmost care to make sure completeness of manual. Roland diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. Snail shell accordions chattanoogamonteaglenashville, tn.
Accordion bass repairs ikes accordion repair and tuning. What a fantastic impulse purchase, and a fantastic instrument overall. App store, assuming you already have an ipad or iphone download ntrack. The hand tools you need for simple repairs are pretty basic. This site is dedicated to accordion repair and tuning. Adrian leuenberger from huttwil studied accordion repair with hohner from 1999 to 2002, and for accordion teacher at the trossingen conservatory from 2002 to 2006. I took out my accordion this afternoon and less than 5 minutes into playing, i hear myself playing terribly out of tune.
I couldnt find anyone to repair my own, so i learned accordion repair myself. Now it seems im the only accordion fixer folks can find in the area. Roland fr5 vaccordion service manual notes pdf download. This page is to make any ideas available to others involved in the project and should be regarded as a work in progress. Upon closer inspection, i noticed a few of my bass buttons are stuck down. Accordion reed repair due to traveling by air and putting the accordion in baggage check. You will be able to play an accordion by pressing keys on your keyboard. As much fun as accordions are, they can be quite intimidating to take apart, clean, or fix. Accordion can emulate another 127 midi instruments.
Page 2 along with presets, also volume information for each section. Endorsements rupert gregsonwilliams hollywood soundtrack composer. If the base keys on your accordian are sticking, it will result in a lessthanperfect sound. If you dont theres no point hanging round here this site contains information about accordion tuning, tuning accordion reeds and other useful accordion information please mail me any feedback. We will respond within 48 hours with a ballpark quote of repair cost. Repair information and to purchase accordions, accessories. After doing my own accordion repairs for years i have started to do repairs for the accordion shop who have branches in sunningdale and rochdale as well as for private customers. Open quick view dialog for hohner 72 bass entry level piano accordion. Players around the world trust us with their accordion repairs, new and used accordion sales. I continued my education by working in a repair shop in the czech republic during the summer. The complete manual of repairing the piano accordion.
Bass buttons fallen, from five hours of work later you wish you could have avoided that. Last week i was repairing a hohner atlantic, the same instrument that you hear on the pogues albums and the choice of many professionals. Abc accordion manual and repair guide fischer, alfred l on. Ikes accordion repair and tuning home page with free advice. If you have any inquires about accordion repair, do not hesitate to contact us. To find out more about piano accordion owners manual and buyers guide, click here. Gerry has announced that he is retiring from the accordion repair business in 2014. All information are stored into a permanent ram block, and will be retained until you. View and download roland vaccordion fr7x owners manual online. Accordion repair, tuning, maintenance and refurbishment i am based in narberth, pembrokeshire, wales, u. Sometimes the whole accordion bass section will be sluggish due to some corrosion on the friction parts. View and download roland fr4x reference manual online. To request a free repair estimate, please fill out the online form below and select free repair quote. Feb 17, 20 diy accordion repair stuck key duration.
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