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by Ike Milligan
Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:28 pm
Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
Topic: How to Rejuvenate Accordion Bellows?
Replies: 8
Views: 32599

Re: How to Rejuvenate Accordion Bellows?

Dr. Ike's Boxpital (thanks for mentioning) is actually my site. What I will tell you now, after posting that information years ago, is that bellows repair, inless it's a very minor repair, is unlikely to be effective. For one thing, the repairs, materials and glue, metal corners, will just unbalance...
by Ike Milligan
Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:17 pm
Forum: Wind, Percussion, and Miscellaneous and Experimental Instruments
Topic: Accordion Reed Wax Recipe
Replies: 1
Views: 22512

Re: Accordion Reed Wax Recipe

The recipe is not critical. I save the old wax I scrape off the blocks and use it instead of rosin. The last rosin I bought from China had turpentine in it and caused respiratory issues in spite of my using a good mask. I keep some pure beeswax around and throw an arbitrary amount in the pot, when t...

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