How to remove, tape up thirds - melodeon, button accordion

[@hamsterhead44]

Thank you Paul.

[@eamonnocarroll5866]

Great tips - thanks

[@joebella86ify]

I've done this to my accordion and changed the sound from wet sounding reeds to dry just by taping up the gcf reeds and taking out the bass reeds lets me play faster too.....great video man!

[@bveracka]

I'm doing that exact thing to my own GCF today. I've done it in the past to others to great effect; I love that dry concertina sort of sound you get from doing it. Since there are no stops on most Hohners, we make our own!

[@IvanRx76]

Man thank you very much!!! Greetings from Colombia!!!!!

[@ziptagthesnake]

Super-useful tutorial. I impulse-bought a Castagnari at Shrewsbury Folk Festival las weekend and was wondering what to do for Am, Dm etc. I was starting to think I should have bought a box with more range. Coming from the Banjo and Autoharp, I do a lot in minor, and I'm used to fettling (especially my Autoharps). I'm pleased that I only have to tape the holes and not the reads on a Castagnari!

[@Miglow]

I've not done this before, and last time I looked there were no videos. So it is nice to finally find one! I've talked with some professional box players about this and one person suggest surgical tape as a good option, as opposed to scotch tape. I've seen a few sources suggest that putting the pins back in the same place as before is a good idea. Maybe it makes little difference. But it's little effort to practice, so why not?

[@gtconwell]

Great video, very helpful.

[@gissellejurado3219]

Awesome Dude Someone from Peru.

[@shantybarry8821]

Hi Paul, thanks very much for the video, using your video I’ve created modal G and D on my CF box, I left some guidance on KZbin hope you don’t mind.

[@fishbrownconnect7927]

Well this just helped me a whole lot

[@Edvinaronson]

This helped me a lot 🎉 Thanks 🙏🏻

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Saltarelle's Accordions have a switch that bypasses that need

[@yanzi8543]

Does somebody here have a Hohner poker work? I was wondering how to take of the metal parts since there is a little rust and I wanted to check the other side as well.

[@rockabillycatz]

Hi Paul one of my key notes plays sound going out but no sound going in it was in order beforehand I put it away not played on it for 5 months what could be wrong thank you,

[@peterchadbund1930]

Most likely that reed has twisted a little in the reed pan causing it to rub on the side. Also possible the non-return valve has stuck down due to damp. I little firking around with a small pointed knife should find the problem

[@johnstatter7694]

love to do this on my excelsior mini but no pins on bass side - bellows seem permanently attached

[@paulyoungfolk]

I've taken the thirds out of a Tommy, which is similar. Just take the treble end off the bellows and you can get at the bass blocks. You might need a screwdriver with a fairly long shaft. You probably won't need to tape individual reeds like in this video as on posh boxes the thirds will usually be on the same reed plate, so you just tape over the hole, like in the C chord in this video.

[@galwaytribesman9289]

So how did you know which reed it is I dont get that. Do yuo feel it vibrating or what?

[@brianmcdonald8150]

I'm new to button accordion. I picked up a little Garvey AAA some years ago but have been slow in learning to play. Can you explain a little better why someone would want to do this? Does it make it easier to play, sound better, what? Thank you.

[@paulyoungfolk]

It means the chords can be used as major or minor, so for example you can use your A chord button and it doesn't matter if it's a tune in D where you'd want an A major chord, or a tune in G where you'd want an A minor. Means you can still get good left hand parts when playing a BC box in D minor, A major or minor, G minor, etc.

[@brianmcdonald8150]

@@paulyoungfolk Thank you, Paul. Great videos, really enjoy them. If you get the time, do more tutorials on the B/C, please🙏

[@DvdB1609]

Can you make tutorials for songs to play on a C-F melodeon? I would appreciate it

[@paulyoungfolk]

I'm afraid I recently sold my only CF box, so won't be offering lessons for CF at present.

[@Melvorgazh]

Really like a mini organ 🙂