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mory

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Re: Chanson
« Reply #500 on: November 01, 2013, 08:23:22 PM »

The beauty of it was Seamus's was held together with black tape  ;D probably the same one Stephen, it was another of Michael Usui's. AtB

Edited to add  Not sure if that's congrat's or get out more Stephen.  ;D
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #501 on: November 01, 2013, 11:00:27 PM »

Edited to add  Not sure if that's congrat's or get out more Stephen.  ;D

I console myself that it was only one of my 0.527 per day, since 2008. But you may have a point...

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Re: Chanson
« Reply #502 on: November 02, 2013, 08:36:18 AM »

Going back to the £119.99 'Chanson'..I was offered £200 by a nice Belgium gent for one of my Microbotted babies.It was one in D that I had stripped back to the wood, stained and varnished. I turned down the offer as I've become too fond of both of them, they are so nice to play and with Hohner reeds sound great. I thought I'd posted this last night but obviously pressed the wrong tit.. :|bl
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #503 on: November 04, 2013, 06:32:53 AM »

Gosh lads, have you seen the price of Chansons these days? CHANSON MINI MELODEON ACCORDION for ALL AGES /BEGINNERS
£119.99
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And it says they've already sold 58 of them...  :o

Methinks Real Music need to get real!  ::)

Actually we have been here before. Came to the conclusion that the price is a typo.  ???
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #504 on: November 04, 2013, 06:49:36 AM »

Actually we have been hear before. Came to the conclusion that the price is a typo.  ???

Let's hope it is, but then there's also the £82.31 Hohner Toy Accordion - Blue also on eBay :-\

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Re: Chanson
« Reply #505 on: November 04, 2013, 07:06:36 AM »

Incredible  :o
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #506 on: November 04, 2013, 07:20:25 AM »

Business seller "Revaluation Books". Yup.
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #507 on: December 21, 2013, 05:48:05 PM »

New addition to the stable. All-plastic red one. Not sure how long it will live, reeds seem to be suffering from emphysema. Bellows - usual. Under £6 inc P&P.
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #508 on: December 22, 2013, 04:02:02 AM »

I have acquired one like
this
Really is quite old but seems in good nick apart from a spring has gone on the treble side. I think I could manage to fix that, but where to source the new spring? I have notions of an adapted safety pin but is that a heath robinson too far?
If there's a way to get a "proper" one that would be good
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #509 on: December 22, 2013, 06:47:15 AM »

I have acquired one like
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Really is quite old but seems in good nick apart from a spring has gone on the treble side. I think I could manage to fix that, but where to source the new spring? I have notions of an adapted safety pin but is that a heath robinson too far?
If there's a way to get a "proper" one that would be good
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A safety pin should work well, they are generally  made from good quality spring steel.
Charlie Marshall May be worth trying. Most springs are adaptable.  (:)
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #510 on: December 22, 2013, 06:58:17 AM »

I looked at his catalogue - like a gazillion springs  :o
no idea which one might do
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #511 on: December 22, 2013, 07:05:28 AM »

I looked at his catalogue - like a gazillion springs  :o
no idea which one might do
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Give him a ring Lyra, he is a mine of information . I asked him for strap brackets for the Chanson. He supplied the perfect type.  ;D
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #512 on: December 22, 2013, 09:03:57 AM »

:O that would cost more than the spring! I will pop him a 'email though - ta.
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #513 on: December 22, 2013, 10:02:13 AM »

A safety pin should work well, they are generally  made from good quality spring steel.
Charlie Marshall May be worth trying. Most springs are adaptable.  (:)

I tried using a safety pin on an old Hero like the one pictured; I used the smallest safety pin I could find and it was still way too strong. Over time I accumulated a few like boxes, and just scavenged the older ones for parts.

I should note that these springs seemed to break with frustrating regularity, but they're not that difficult to change.

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Re: Chanson
« Reply #514 on: December 23, 2013, 09:39:48 AM »

will just have to keep my eyes open, I guess.

in other news, want, although not at that price.
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #515 on: December 23, 2013, 09:59:50 AM »

will just have to keep my eyes open, I guess.

in other news, want, although not at that price.

Which spring has broken Lyra? I might  be able to help out
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #516 on: December 23, 2013, 10:17:07 AM »

Lyra, I had one of those, and it as the worst 'Chanson' I've ever had. It didn't have a pallet that sealed and I managed to break a spring in five minutes.  Strangely the bellows were ALMOST airtight, and as I'd only bought it for the bellows in order to double up the bellows on a Microbotted  beastie all was well. As for it being 'Vintage'......... :||: :-\
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #517 on: December 24, 2013, 06:25:04 AM »

I have sourced a suitable pin
However fitting it is likely to lead to damage as I chuck the whole caboodle across the room  >:E
It's beginning to be like one of those "how to give a cat a pill" stories. "Insert rod gently into key and retainer, offer up spring, retrieve spring from far side of room, recommence, retrieve specs from floor where twanged by flying spring, threaten spring, retrieve from under sofa, throw whole caboodle in a box and give up for the day". Clearly there's a knack (and probably a tool) and I have neither.
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Re: Chanson
« Reply #518 on: December 26, 2013, 09:05:33 PM »

I've replaced a half a dozen of these springs on Hero toys with just a pair of pliers to bend the rod end and a pencil with an eraser to jam the ends of the spring into (closed), so it can indeed be done, but the fact that it needs to be done so often should tell you something.

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Re: Chanson
« Reply #519 on: December 26, 2013, 09:21:08 PM »

I've replaced a half a dozen of these springs on Hero toys with just a pair of pliers to bend the rod end and a pencil with an eraser to jam the ends of the spring into (closed), so it can indeed be done, but the fact that it needs to be done so often should tell you something.

TBV
Ergo, you get what you pay for. Having said that, (touch wood, or hardboard in Chanson's case)
I've never had a spring  bust yet. I think it must be the luck of the draw.
At work I have an extremely expensive blocking machine. That's the thing that puts gold lettering on books. In 1979 I bought this machine and 30 years later a spring broke. I ordered another, it lasted six months, and another one two months, complaining to the company they said they had no problems.
I now have a bag go the little devils and two years in it is still holding. SO luck of the tempering?  ???
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