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They will play on a computer using DVD player software like VLC, though!

It appears I have the wrong title for my tune and it doesn't start with S. This is a total disaster!!! Alain Pennec tells me this tune is actually titled Malin Plaisir and was written by Patrick Couton a Nantes musician. On the CD I got the tune from, ...

i have anotonelli L / M/M but alas no piccolos....but based in UK so probably loads of postage and duty and tariffs.

its also worth mentioning that lower pitch reeds are often already tip loaded with brass. that gives you an opportunity to raise pitch on those often by a considerable amount. as theo often wisely says...often better to lower a reed with solder as its ...

Since I missed out on this set (dont get notifications here, and I neglected to catch it when Rees commented), Im still looking for reeds. If anyone has Antonelli reed in D for a 4 stopper, please let me know. Voci is a good back up too. Thanks! ps- Pl...

I do something similar, with the reeds arranged I order of pitch. Then another list for the target reeds also in pitch order. If you do these on two different sheets of paper you can usually spot the best match. How far can you change pitch? It dep...

When I'm retuning I make a list of all available reeds using reed numbers rather than actual pitch. The Italian numbering system works well for this. Then I do a similar list for what I want to achieve. Now it's a lot easier to see where you're going a...

Quote from: Helena Handcart on Today at 12:38:49 PM ...it's very easy to fall down a rabbit hole with it all and find yourself looking up the original studies cited to validate the claims etc... Heh! Yes, I sym...

Quote from: Clive Thorne on Today at 03:39:28 PM Anyway, a further question, if starting say aiming for G/A reed, starting from a piano accordion reed, would you go an A/A Reed and flatten one to the G (Solder?), start w...

Thanks for the thoughts. I do have a the reed blocks from a dead Hohner piano accordion. These are zinc and stamped "T" the same as the melodeon ones, so hopefully will sound & respond similarly (please advise). I have two: A "Club Modell I Piccollett...

Quote from: Lester on Today at 10:10:23 AM Rees Wesson in Welshpool Sorry, too much on my plate to take on that job. I'm still happy to take on small repair/tuning jobs.

And here's a mediocre clip of me plodding through showman's fancy. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eop7KebnVOrm7FvBIxvkrNpF9yn42CfP/view?usp=drivesdk Below are photos of the Nuage B/C reedblocks and reeds. I tried to take a photo of the edge of the ba...