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Catalog > Books > Squeezebox Books & Videos updated May 4, 2008

Reference Books: general info, repairs, history

Guide To Squeezeboxes

Accordion Books

Piano Accordion Books
  • Basic Instruction
  • Advanced Instruction: Style & Technique
  • Left Hand Instruction (Basses & Chords)
  • Repertoire & Tunebooks

    • Concertina Books

    General Squeezebox Materials

    Accordion Repairs Made Easy: How to Fix Any Part of Any Accordion - by John Reuther, 84 pp.
    Air leaks, treble keyboard repairs, grill repair, bass keyboard mechanisms, switches, reeds, amps, tools, alterations, how to estimate repair costs. Many photos, diagrams, keyboard charts, index of repair topics, index of illustrations. An essential & comprehensive book for the person who wants to get inside the instrument and save money on repairs. $25.95 -- click here to order

    The Concertina Maintenance Manual - by David Elliott.
    Practical guidance for repairs and maintenance of English, Anglo, and Duet concertinas. Second edition, 2003. 52 pp. Clear black & white photos and diagrams, troubleshooting table, fingering charts, much more. This second edition is both simply written and clearly illustrated by a person who is both an experienced technical engineer as well as a ‘concertina tinkerer’. The topics covered range from fault-finding charts, basic examination and purchase advice through the common service and repair jobs and techniques to some of the more sensitive reed work. The manual has been considerably expanded from the first edition in both the breadth of topics covered as well as the depth of the coverage in each case. While always intended to meet the needs of players of all of the concertina systems, this edition goes out of its way to be as versatile as possible without sacrificing detail and usefulness. Whether intending to carry out running repairs, to service, to restore or just to know more about the innards of that strange and fascinating instrument, this Mally Publication will be an essential addition to the concertina player’s toolkit. $18.45