Wax formula for accordion reeds needed, please help.
art
attach accordion reeds to reed blocks. If someone could help with this it
would be higly appreciated. Thanks!
art
BF
Accordion in San Francisco) was 2/3 part beeswax to 1/3 part rosin. I've
used this for repairing some older accordions I own with good success.
In the book "Repairing You Accordion" by Pietro Deiro, it lists a formula as
one part beeswax, 1/8 part [linseed] oil, and 1/4 part rosin.
In "Accordion Repairs Made Easy" by John Reuter, he list the following
ingredients: equal parts of beeswax and rosin, plus "a few drops of linseed
oil or lanolin."
Finally, Alfred Fisher lists the ingredients as beeswax with 5% rosin and
10% glycerin.
Be sure to be careful when melting the ingredients together as it is quite
flammable. In my experience, the proportions of the ingredients vary from
different shops - perhaps someone with more experience can clarify why this
is.
Bill
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Dave Garland
>Hello. I've been unable to find the formula for the wax compound
This seems to be discussed every few years here. Groups.google.com
would probably find most of the formulas people have presented, as well
as the debate about them. And you can always buy it premixed from
someplace like Deffner.
-Dave
Hobgoblin Crawley
Here at Hobgoblin we have a premixed wax formula in a good sized
block. It is 2/3 beeswax,1/3 rosin (light colour is best) and some drops of
linseed oil,there is also a few drops of a secret ingredient but this is not
necessary.I have been using it for the free reed repairs in the Crawley
branch and it flows beautifully and stays reasonably soft, both of these
attributes are needed.If you do have a go yourself please be carefull as the
mix is very hot and can light up,also in liquid form it flows
everywhere(Ifound out to my cost)
hope this helps,cheers Neil
Theodore M. Kloba
weeks ago and no response. Not that postal mail or telephone is that
difficult, but if a business has a web page and email, they should
respond in a reasonable amount of time. Who here has dealt with
Deffner lately?
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~Dream~
You have made a huge error in assumption here...
The Internet and e-mail as we know it is absolutely
NOT
a sure thing.
in fact, it is so uncertain, that suggesting some
entity has dropped the ball by not replying to you
is hugely unfair to them.
If you don't get a reply from someone, please send a second
e-mail before you assume it's somehow their fault.
at least!
Of course, if something is really important to you,
you can drop a dime on them... and you will
know for certain your message gets through
when someone picks up Deffners' phone
and says "Hello" to you.
I was chatting with her Saturday Morning last...
I'm sure she'd love to hear from you too.
Theodore M. Kloba wrote:
>
> Speaking of Deffner, I emailed them for a parts & materials price list
> weeks ago and no response.
Ciao Ventura
Theodore Kloba
wasn't typical for Deffner. I'll try again. The web page
specifically says to email for the listing (not "call or email").
As far as the "dime" goes, it's a long-distance call I'd rather not
make during business hours (when I'm at work myself).
I've had some experiences with businesses "on the web" who don't
respond to emails and then when you call them they say things like:
"Oh, I don't check that often" or "I'm not really into email" or "My
son set that up for me and he didn't tell me how to use it."
On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 03:05:51 GMT, ~Dream~ <acco...@worldnet.att.net>
wrote:
>
>Of course, if something is really important to you,
>you can drop a dime on them... and you will
>know for certain your message gets through
>when someone picks up Deffners' phone
>and says "Hello" to you.
>
>I was chatting with her Saturday Morning last...
>I'm sure she'd love to hear from you too.
---
Theodore Kloba * hey...@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/heytud
http://www.mp3.com/boxman/
Jimattheboxofc
>attach accordion reeds to reed blocks. If someone could help with this it
>would be higly apprecia
Art,
how much do you need -- you will never be able to make the same stuff they do.
i can get it for you at a very reasonable price if you need some.