How do you repair your Accordion?

Accordion repair should only be carried out by a qualified person as this work requires skill in order to fix these musical instruments properly. Repairing accordions yourself is not advisable but there are a few simple repair jobs that are worth knowing about. Take for example the accordion reeds. If the reed is not designed correctly a metallic sound can be produced when playing your accordion at full throttle. This is due to the reed base not fitting correctly on the reed block preventing it from vibrating over its entire surface. If this is the case you should file down the rivet to remove the reed from the reed plate. Once this is done you should then file down the reed itself in order for it to fit the dimensions of the hole. Be very careful when doing this because if you file down the reed too much it will not fit the hole in the reed plate making the reed useless at it cannot vibrate properly. If the accordion reed is broken, find the missing bit of metal so it cannot damage the bellows leather and replace it with a new reed. Again I would like to stress such repair work should only be carried out by a specialised person, because if you try repairing your accordion yourself it may result in more damage to your instrument costing you more in the long run. What you can do is look after your accordion properly and if you do this it should not require a lot of repair work.