Hi @roger thomas, do you mix your own wax? trying to save an old accordeon here.. first time amateur.. finally figured out where all my reeds go back haha
@@triggerfish999 fair enough.. just did a preliminairy trial with 40/60 pine resin and beeswax.. seems to be pretty tough.. definately took some force to remove.. also added some terps.. but running into major issues with gloobing of the resin.. might need less pine resin...
Ryan Van Lil it’s tricky to make, because they have different melting temperatures. You need to heat the rosin and beeswax separately, so they are both in liquid form, and then combine the rosin into the beeswax while it is boiling, If you keep stirring while you mix it, it should combine properly and not separate, giving gloopy rosin lumps. But beware, it is highly flammable. Don’t do it indoors and don’t use a naked flame. And *don't* breathe in the fumes, it can cause asthma.
Using a small bulb syringe is another simpler way to do this if you are just doing it on your own, and do not want to buy a lot of special tools that you will not use very often.
Nice work!
Thank you. This is why I still love youtube, despite everything.
this is so nice to see. Thank you!!
Great video
thank you for sharing your knowledge
Hi @roger thomas, do you mix your own wax? trying to save an old accordeon here.. first time amateur.. finally figured out where all my reeds go back haha
No, I buy it from Carini in Italy. I’ve tried making my own but it is never as sticky as the real stuff.
@@triggerfish999 fair enough.. just did a preliminairy trial with 40/60 pine resin and beeswax.. seems to be pretty tough..
definately took some force to remove.. also added some terps.. but running into major issues with gloobing of the resin.. might need less pine resin...
that is not to say i have any guaranty itr will hold in real life conditions.. and im known to rough it with my best gear.. :((
Ryan Van Lil you will find it more brittle than the stuff bought from Italy, and you'll get the odd loose reed. This is why I stopped making my own.
Ryan Van Lil it’s tricky to make, because they have different melting temperatures. You need to heat the rosin and beeswax separately, so they are both in liquid form, and then combine the rosin into the beeswax while it is boiling, If you keep stirring while you mix it, it should combine properly and not separate, giving gloopy rosin lumps. But beware, it is highly flammable. Don’t do it indoors and don’t use a naked flame. And *don't* breathe in the fumes, it can cause asthma.
Marvelous..
Roger - how do you wax chromatic accordion reeds with tight spacing between them?
John Piettro put them in one by one, run a bead down the side, push in the next, repeat.
What’s the name of this device? And the name of the spoon?
How can I get one of this?
Thank you so much!
Beautious!
Using a small bulb syringe is another simpler way to do this if you are just
doing it on your own, and do not want to buy a lot of special tools that you
will not use very often.
Hi Roger! Is that the wax pot from carini?
Yes