Brian's Accordion Service

Accordion Specialty Service
All Categories of Repair

Keyboard Repair / Overhaul

Keyboard Leveling

Treble Key Top Replacement

Treble Valve Replacement

Bellows Repair / Replacement

Bass Machine Repair / Cleaning

Bass Valve Pad Replacement

Celluloid Repair

Rewax / Re-leather

Professional Tuning - Dry / Musette / Polka

Professional Cleaning & Polishing

Complete Accordion Rebuild

Example Accordion Rebuild - Some steps of the rebuild can be seen in the photos by clicking Slideshow
One recent accordion rebuild by Brian's Accordion Service was a complete overhaul of an Excelsior Symphony Grand accordion. Items included in this rebuild included:
Treble Side Rebuild
	Overhaul Keyboard
	Key Removal
	Key Top Removal
	Valves and Valve Holder Removal
	Valve Replacement
	Valve Rewax
	Replace Keys
	Replace Valves/ Valve Holders
	Replace Keytops
	Level Keyboard
	Rewax Valves
	Clean Register Switches and Mechanisms
	Remove scratches from Celluloid
	Buff Celluloid
	Replace Backpad
	Overhaul Reeds - Treble Side and Bass Side
	Remove Reed Blocks
	Remove all wax - Remove Reed Plates
	Remove all leathers and Wire springs
	Clean all reed plates and reed tongues
	Replace leathers and Wire springs
	Rewax all reed plates into Reed Blocks
	Reinstall Reed Blocks
	Bellows -
Bass Side Rebuild
	Complete Disassembly of Bass Mechanism/ Machine
	Clean al elements of the Bass machine
	Remove Valves and Valve Holders
	Replace Valves
	Rewax Valve Holders
	Repair Piston Guides where required
	Replace all elements of the Bass Mechanism/ Machine
	Test and Adjust Action of the Bass Mechanism
	Clean Register Switches and Mechanisms
	Remove scratches from Celluloid
	Buff Celluloid
Overall Reassembly of the Accordion
Tuning -
	With Accordion Completely Assembled - Tuning Test to obtain signature of current tuning of the Accordion. This signature consists of a chart providing the initial tuning of all reeds (bellows inward and bellows outward).
	Accordion is disassembled and tuning of reeds is corrected. Scratching/ filing methodology is utilized to correct the tuning.
	Accordion is Reassembled and another signature is taken to verify the correctness of the tuning.
	If necessary the accordion may be disassembled again if further tuning correction is required.