Hello from the Philippines!

[hanimomo]

Hi, I'm Kimchi and a complete beginner to accordions!

Maybe nearing a quarter-life crisis, but I finally got my hands on a beautiful 41/120 Cingolani and after scouring the net for more information, it turned out to be owned by someone else from this very forum. Sadly, it turns out it might actually have mold so I have no idea how to stall the possible growth of this.

Also, I'm currently building a website to act as a repository of useful information on squeezeboxes for anyone else who needs help on accordions and I hope you don't mind if I pick some things from here or there, with proper credit of course.

Anyway, hello again!

 

[fjsys]

Welcome to the forum.
It is a great group of friendly people, you should fit right in.

Mold/Mildew usually come from improper storage over the years and depending on how bad it is will usually give some indication of if the accordion is worth saving or not. Generally I avoid them, but if the reeds are not rusting and if it is just surface you should be OK. My suggestion would be to leave it out of the case and let it get some fresh air.

Ben

 

[donn]

Though proper storage could be a problem where you are, if the climate is very humid. You and your neighbors will know more about that than we do, of course, and if it's an issue there may be someone who has a clue how to deal with it. Maybe hobbyists, like for example a photo club whose members might have older classic cameras.

 

[hanimomo]

Thank you everyone! I have been leaving it out when I can and its always kept in an air-conditioned room to avoid the heat outside.
Ive read that maybe spraying a bit of alcohol on the bellows would do the trick, would you recommend that?

Also, Ive got the site up and running! http://accordiontotheory.com/
If you see any wrong information and want to add some, please tell me so! Itd be great to have insight from others.

 

[TW]

You have made a very scenic site, a pleasure to see.
I hope it attracts lots of visitors ..perhaps a bit more research on the concertina entry though!

 

[Panya37]

Hello there Kimchi,
Nice clearly laid out, straightforward website which gives a good overview. Hopefully you will build on that over time. :tup:

 

[donn]

The question about mold control might be worth posing under its own subject title, in case we have someone here who has answers but doesn't read every "hello" thread. Though I suspect your neighbors may know more about dealing with these issues than we do anyway. I don't know for a fact what would happen, but I wouldn't put alcohol on anything I wanted to keep a long time, unless it was made of something like steel or glass. Another thing to consider might be occasional direct exposure to sunlight, outdoors, for the ultraviolet light, but again I don't know what I'm talking about, just guessing. Don't let it get flaming hot, which would risk melting the wax that holds the reeds on.

 

[JIM D.]

We have some older post's concerning removing mold smell and the solution's. I would look for them now but I'm off to perform this afternoon.
Ed; if you read this can you find these ?? If not I'll get back with mold smell solution's

Later; JIM D.