Where do I buy beewax for reed plates in USA?

[Jaime_Dergut]

Hello everybody,

today I wanted to bring up a couple of questions related to waxing s in order to fix loose reeds plates.

Where can I buy reed wax in USA?

I know that Liberty bellows has some but I want to buy in bigger portions. I was recommended to check the Titano's websites and get wax from them but I don't know how to contact them at all.

Next question is, where do I get the spoon and waxing pot?

I was thinking on ordering this from Amazon. Those used for waxing hair, but is that a good idea or should I should warm a general pot on my stove?


I have no idea where to get the spoon from.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Jaime

 

[John Doe]

Security Measure

www.ebay.com

 

[John Doe]

The link above is to the Bossetto Accordions eBay store. A decent source of accordion supplies and parts.

Why it comes up as "Security Measure" is beyond me but the link is good. I suppose, for reasons unknown, some system objected to my cutting and pasting the address...

 

[Jaime_Dergut]

Thank you Henry, this is what I was looking for.

 

[Caps]

Might try Dale Wise at Accordions Plus in Virginia. I know he used to sell it and used quite a bit in his accordion repair classes.

 

[Siegmund]

The flat spoon is the one part that that you will probably need to get from a specialty shop, unless you're a very handy metalworker.

If you want large quantities you can buy the wax (and rosin and linseed oil) cheaply online, or you can buy the premixed accordion wax which is more expensive. But you don't use it fast, so it'll always be a small cost except for the initial investment.

I would suggest a melting pot with a thermostat, rather than stovetop or open flame, so you can keep it at a moderate temperature. I seem to recall they run $20 or $30 on Amazon.

 

[Dingo40]

or should I should warm a general pot on my stove?

Beeswax melts at around 62 to 65 degrees C.
What I would try is to sit a container, with the beeswax in it, in another container of simmering hot water sitting on an electric ( or gas burner) element on a low setting. This would melt the wax without burning it.
As far as a waxing spoon goes, I notice some commercially sold spoons are shaped very like modern table knives. I'd check out some kitchen equippers and goodwill shops to see what's around : they're not rocket science!

 

[Siegmund]

What I would try is to sit a container with the beeswax in it in another container of simmering hot water sitting on an electric ( or gas burner) element on a low setting. This would melt the wax without burning it.

Matched stainless steel pans for this purpose, "double boilers," were once upon a time a kitchen essential. My grandmother's recipe for cake frosting required using a double boiler. My mother thought it was way too much trouble, used hers about once a year when I was young, and gave it to me several years ago... which is nice, but I don't have the recipe!

New, they cost about the same as a wax melting pot does.

I am a little worried that having the extra humidity in the air (and possibly getting into the wax itself) is a bad thing - but I don't really know if the extra moisture is a hazard or not.

 

[Aaron]

I saw a video on Youtube where a guy applied wax with an eyedropper. Im not sure how this would work long-term, but his wax work was exceptionally neat.