Do you know which reeds-or which side of the reed block-is the A440 tuned reeds and which side has the normal tuned reeds? I want to modify one of my accordions to have only one reed per note, and that will require me to block off one row of air holes, just like stops work. It's probably not a huge deal if I block off the wrong side, as it's only a tiny difference in tuning but it'd be cool to know. Thanks for sharing this cool video. Glad that these accordions are getting love from us younger guys.
Unless you've tuned free reeds before (like harmonicas) and are very good at it, you _DEFINITELY_ want to bring it to an accordion shop and have it tuned, otherwise you'll just make a mess. It took me many months of practice on old harmonica reeds to learn - and buying the right tools and making a tuning table. Because accordions are so expensive and you only need to tune them once every 10 years (give or take), it's worth having a pro do it for you unless you want to become an accordion repairman.
@@brainyperez9734 nope, you have to get the entire reed block swapped out to a reed block in the tuning you’d want. It would only be worth swapping if you have an Anacleto or gabbanelli model as anything less is almost as expensive as the accordion itself it would be more worth it to buy the same model in a different tuning.
Do you know which reeds-or which side of the reed block-is the A440 tuned reeds and which side has the normal tuned reeds? I want to modify one of my accordions to have only one reed per note, and that will require me to block off one row of air holes, just like stops work. It's probably not a huge deal if I block off the wrong side, as it's only a tiny difference in tuning but it'd be cool to know. Thanks for sharing this cool video. Glad that these accordions are getting love from us younger guys.
can you tune your own accordion to a custom tuning or do you need a professional to do it
Unless you've tuned free reeds before (like harmonicas) and are very good at it, you _DEFINITELY_ want to bring it to an accordion shop and have it tuned, otherwise you'll just make a mess. It took me many months of practice on old harmonica reeds to learn - and buying the right tools and making a tuning table. Because accordions are so expensive and you only need to tune them once every 10 years (give or take), it's worth having a pro do it for you unless you want to become an accordion repairman.
Thanks!
I know this video was late but is there a way to turn a gcf accordion into an fbe accordion?
Can you?
@@brainyperez9734 nope, you have to get the entire reed block swapped out to a reed block in the tuning you’d want. It would only be worth swapping if you have an Anacleto or gabbanelli model as anything less is almost as expensive as the accordion itself it would be more worth it to buy the same model in a different tuning.
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