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[Bill Cromwell]

I am Bill, an older guy in north central Michigan. I started in 2009 with a piano accordion. Other musicians allowed me to join them and that helped me more than anything..including lessons. I may yet learn to play my accordions.

I have several and each has its own problems. I have repaired a few bugs and now I need to dive deeper. I do have one I would like to have professionally serviced and suggestions would be appreciated.

Bill

 

[PhiliGol]

Welcome Bill

This forum is a rich source for hints by professional players and accordion techs.
Also presumably there are fellow players who can recommend a professional service technician "nearby" your location.

 

[Rosie C]

Welcome to the forum @Bill Cromwell

 

[Tom]

Welcome Bill! I haven’t heard of techs over your way, but good luck and let us know if you find one. You will find answers here though, if you are DIY inclined.

 

[Simon Max]

How far are you from Canada?
You may want to read this:

Thread 'ACCORDION REPAIRS MADE EASY'

Oct 29, 2017

ACCORDION REPAIRS MADE EASY, by John Reuther
http://www.bussomusic.com/catalog/index.php

This link was provided to me by Soulsaver on a different thread. It is an incredibly diverse site which may be of interest to DIY members.

Their online store also features Accordion Tools & Assortments & Accordion Parts.

Well worth a browse.

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[JKJ]

This link doesn't work for me, redirects to ErnestDeffner
https:/www.bussomusic.com/catalog/index.php

 

[JerryPH]

This link doesn't work for me, redirects to ErnestDeffner
https:/www.bussomusic.com/catalog/index.php

... and today it shows up as "error 404 Not Found"... so someone is doing something with it, but they're not doing the right things so far.

 

[Bill Cromwell]

... and today it shows up as "error 404 Not Found"... so someone is doing something with it, but they're not doing the right things so far.

I got the error 404 too but it showed usable content..

Bill

 

[DeadGrandpa]

I am Bill, an older guy in north central Michigan. I started in 2009 with a piano accordion. Other musicians allowed me to join them and that helped me more than anything..including lessons. I may yet learn to play my accordions.

I have several and each has its own problems. I have repaired a few bugs and now I need to dive deeper. I do have one I would like to have professionally serviced and suggestions would be appreciated.

Bill

I live near Asheville, NC, and last week I took a decades old one row button accordion to a local shop, owned by Bob Snope. He resurrected it in a few days, and it's better than new. He worked for 30 years at the Button Box in Massachusetts but moved here last year. He has customers from all over the country send him various squeeze boxes for repairs. He definitely struck me as an honest man who knows his craft. Here's the link to his website:

Contact

Contact The Squeezebox Garage for an estimate or repair of your concertina or accordion.

www.squeezeboxgarage.com

Be sure to contact him before you send him anything.