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Hohner Mignon Repair
ron1:
My local accordion repair shop wants to charge me £150
The Mignon is out of tune and has rust or tarnish on some of the reeds.
Because the reed blocks lay flat in the box, my local repairer says it is an awkward job. All reeds have to be de-rusted, tuned if needed and then re-waxed back into position.
Is this a reasonable price to pay or can i do it cheaper myself?
Theo:
Sounds a reasonable price to me. Of course it will be cheaper to do it yourself, the cost of suvfficient valves and wax will be a couple of pounds, but you need time and skill to do a good job, which is what you would be paying the repairer for.
For comparison - what did you pay for you last car service?
ron1:
Thanks Theo
I take your point about this repair. My local repairer told me it is, quote, "A pain in the butt to do. Oh well, either I make the attempt or put it down to experience.
I wonder if removing the tarnish from reeds will help any?
Ron
Theo:
Only worth doing if you take off the reed plates so you can do both sides
Owen Woods:
There are two questions that you want to ask here. The first is: Is the price that they are charging a fair one? From personal experience this is about what I would expect.
The second is: Is the instrument worth the price that it would take to restore? In this case I'm not sure. If it's the mythical "Mignon Club" 2 and a bit row melodeon then it probably would be (and photos please). If it's the little piano accordion then that might be a different matter I'm afraid. It might be cheaper overall to buy an equivalent replacement. I'm not too knowledgeable about PAs though.
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