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richard.fleming

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Bellows slap
« on: December 28, 2016, 03:54:42 PM »

The outside top corner of my bellows nearest the r/h side tends to slap a lot when I play and I can't seem to find a good playing position where this doesn't happen. Any ideas on how to stop this? Not a problem I've had before.
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Re: Bellows slap
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2016, 03:11:02 PM »

Difficult question to answer without seeing what is happening, Richard. One of my old Double Rays has extremely well-loosened bellows that, if not handled properly, can easily make a noise reminiscent of the full cast of Riverdance battering it out together. However this never happens in practice - I use one strap, rest the treble cabinet on my left thigh, keep the bellows on a tight rein, keep the bottom front edge closed most of the time and angle my left hand forward to create a concave curve at the front of the bellows. What do you do?

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Re: Bellows slap
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2016, 10:03:14 AM »

If I have the box on my left leg it is less of a problem but I'm more comfortable with the box further to the right, as it happens more like the way Joe Cooley held his boxes, though I did not consciously model it on him, though I am a big fan of that style of playing. I have to have the bellows fairly straight, I can't easily curve them the way you suggest - again just my shape I guess. I'm finding it hard to work out if it is me or the box, but I think it is me. On the other hand I've been playing a long time and haven't had the problem until recently...
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Re: Bellows slap
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2016, 10:39:34 AM »

the less the bellows are open the more control you have and the less chance of 'shake' occurring. I always play with the bellows as near closed as possible  but obviously open them more for short periods  when ever outwards they must go !

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Re: Bellows slap
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2016, 11:18:03 AM »

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The outside top corner of my bellows nearest the r/h side tends to slap a lot when I play and I can't seem to find a good playing position where this doesn't happen. Any ideas on how to stop this? Not a problem I've had before.

Have a look at this old thread, which was about this:

http://forum.melodeon.net/index.php/topic,1032.msg9216.html#msg9216
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Re: Bellows slap
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2016, 12:31:58 PM »

"The outside top corner of my bellows nearest the r/h side tends to slap a lot"

I find this also happens to me occasionally. Being slightly portly, my little boxes tend to stick out at the bottom because of my kite, I cure it by holding the box higher up, on top of it instead of in front. It only happens with the more well used boxes with "loose" bellows, though.
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Re: Bellows slap
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2016, 01:20:18 PM »

I'd suggest that a video might not only help folk here to advise you, but you might also see for yourself what the cause is.
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