Very good instruction. Thank you very much for this beautiful demo. I will have to follow these for solving same issues of my Paulo Soprani accordion. A problem is there. The wind holes are very small there. I must have to be very careful on replacing the valves of inside of reeds.
Thank you so much Tom. I have a Hohner engraved wood 21 button C-F accordion with all bad reed valves. What size of reed valve do I need to order as I see a variety, i.e. 40mm x 6.5 or 5.5 or 6.0.... Thank you and love your videos...
Hi, I am Wanri from Indonesia, thanks for the tutorial. I have old accordion but the sound is not in the right tone, I need to change the reed valves but there is no shop in Indonesia selling that kind of materials. Need your advice whether possible sending the reed box for repairing to your country. Thank
Hello Wanri, I don't think it would be economical to do that, due to shipping and import costs. I am also not accepting repairs at this point. Sorry for that! Tom
Hello Julio! Well, the leather ones are generally only for the larger bass reeds. They curl up over time, and need to be replaced. So I would say plastic are a little better. Cheers!
Hey Tom, Great video.. I just bought a 60 years old accordion, opened it up and noticed that there are quite a few valves missing. Nowhere to be found inside the accordion. So my question is does every reed needs a leather valve?
@@TomsMusicShop Ahh thats difficult as I live in Australia. No local shops. We have a large leather shop not far away. Is it a particular kind of leather and are they specially made?
@@petercane6376 Hey Peter, yes they are quite specialized in their construction. Do you know what sizes you need? I could order up and send you a variety back via my business. Hit me up on tomsmusicshop@gmail.com if you like. Cheers!
Hey tom, love the video! I'm replacing some reed valves and the new ones are too soft and flop down is ther anything i can do to fix this, or are these just duds?
Hey Kenneth, it’s hard to say without looking at them. Are you talking about leather valves? What are their dimensions? You may be able to use plastic valves instead, which are stiffer.
Hi Tom, i need to replace almost all of the valves on my old hohner and i found them on ebay , but how can i know which size to take and thickness, i tried to find a chart online or something to give me a guidance but no luck, tnx.
Tom, do the reed blocks vibrate enough while playing that possibly a piezo contact mic could be placed on them and detect the note through the vibration of the reed(s)?
Hey Chris, that’s a good question. I have seen some microphones over the years installed in the coronas, that I think were piezo microphones, but I’m not sure.
Hey where did you get your tweezers from? I picked up a very old box that looks like it was never played but all the valves are mounted. I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it so looks like I have a fun little project on my hands now :'D
@@TomsMusicShop Oh wow thats a little far away... I am located in Arkansas USA.. it would probably be expensive to ship both ways right? I may have to inquire about it at ups first.. I appreciate you answering back .. : God bless..
Hey Niner, I would suspect that the valves are used for Hohner would also work, but it depends on the size of the Reed opening. You could send me an email with pictures if you like.
This was surprisingly helpful for a video that was almost entirely out of focus.
Really appreciate your instructional videos.
Thanks for watching!
Very good instruction. Thank you very much for this beautiful demo. I will have to follow these for solving same issues of my Paulo Soprani accordion. A problem is there. The wind holes are very small there. I must have to be very careful on replacing the valves of inside of reeds.
Excellent video on the topic and thank you for using ha-vent valves! :)
Love the video its exactly what I need to do, thats brilliant thanks again
You betcha, Keith!
Thank you so much Tom. I have a Hohner engraved wood 21 button C-F accordion with all bad reed valves. What size of reed valve do I need to order as I see a variety, i.e. 40mm x 6.5 or 5.5 or 6.0.... Thank you and love your videos...
Hi, I am Wanri from Indonesia, thanks for the tutorial. I have old accordion but the sound is not in the right tone, I need to change the reed valves but there is no shop in Indonesia selling that kind of materials. Need your advice whether possible sending the reed box for repairing to your country. Thank
Hello Wanri, I don't think it would be economical to do that, due to shipping and import costs. I am also not accepting repairs at this point. Sorry for that! Tom
Brilliant video! 👍👍👍
Thanks, buddy!
Que es mejor?...la valvula de cuero o la de plastico?.
Saludos y gracias por el video
Hello Julio! Well, the leather ones are generally only for the larger bass reeds. They curl up over time, and need to be replaced. So I would say plastic are a little better. Cheers!
Hey Tom,
Great video.. I just bought a 60 years old accordion, opened it up and noticed that there are quite a few valves missing. Nowhere to be found inside the accordion. So my question is does every reed needs a leather valve?
Yes, every reed will need one. They are required to get the reed tongue oscillating, and they affect the tuning.
Hello and thank you for the vídeo! Do you need to tune after replace a reed valve?
Well, it will affect the tuning if the reed was previously tuned with a dying valve. But most likely it wasn't, and in that case you should be fine.
Thanks for this. What material are you using for your replacement valve reeds?
Hey Quito, most valves are of plastic, but some larger bass valves are still leather. I order them from Hohner.
Great video! Any tips where i could order reed valves for Hohner Atlantic iv de luxe? Thank you
Hey there, where are you located? Hohner has a "C Shop" in North America. Cheers!
@@TomsMusicShop i am from Canada, thank you
Thank you for the video.
Where is the best placed to get reed valves please?
Hey Peter, where are you located? The best would be to dial up your local accordion repair shop. They should have a lot on hand.
@@TomsMusicShop
Ahh thats difficult as I live in Australia.
No local shops.
We have a large leather shop not far away.
Is it a particular kind of leather and are they specially made?
@@petercane6376 Hey Peter, yes they are quite specialized in their construction. Do you know what sizes you need? I could order up and send you a variety back via my business. Hit me up on tomsmusicshop@gmail.com if you like. Cheers!
Hey tom, love the video! I'm replacing some reed valves and the new ones are too soft and flop down is ther anything i can do to fix this, or are these just duds?
Hey Kenneth, it’s hard to say without looking at them. Are you talking about leather valves? What are their dimensions? You may be able to use plastic valves instead, which are stiffer.
Hi Tom, i need to replace almost all of the valves on my old hohner and i found them on ebay , but how can i know which size to take and thickness, i tried to find a chart online or something to give me a guidance but no luck, tnx.
Oh gosh, they are really specific. I would suggest buying a variety pack from Hohner.
Tom, do the reed blocks vibrate enough while playing that possibly a piezo contact mic could be placed on them and detect the note through the vibration of the reed(s)?
Hey Chris, that’s a good question. I have seen some microphones over the years installed in the coronas, that I think were piezo microphones, but I’m not sure.
Hey where did you get your tweezers from? I picked up a very old box that looks like it was never played but all the valves are mounted. I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it so looks like I have a fun little project on my hands now :'D
Hello Pascal, I believe I got a tweezers set from Amazon. You can find just about anything you want there. Good luck on fixing up that accordion 🪗!
Hi Tom.. question: I have a Cantabella 2 tone accordion with damaged 2 reeds.. do you work on those as well? thank you.
Hello Milusos! Well, I am located in Germany, so I do not know if that would be economical for you. Where are you located?
@@TomsMusicShop Oh wow thats a little far away... I am located in Arkansas USA.. it would probably be expensive to ship both ways right? I may have to inquire about it at ups first.. I appreciate you answering back .. :
God bless..
tom do you know where i could get valves to replace on a gabbanelli ?
Hey Niner, I would suspect that the valves are used for Hohner would also work, but it depends on the size of the Reed opening. You could send me an email with pictures if you like.
@@TomsMusicShop ok awesome Tom , i think this weekend i'll get to open the accordion up and i'll send you some pictures . Greatly appreciate it
why not use thin bamboo wood instead of leather?
The Roland V Accordion is designed to avoid that issue.
That is cool! But they are quite expensive, right?
@@TomsMusicShop They're more than half the price of Regular Accordions cause they have less moving parts
This looks difficult😢
It's not that bad...needs some patience like most things, though.
Out of focus.. Too close!
Sorry. Great tutorial but sometimes I can't see what you're doing! Regards.