L'Anse Grise Accordions

Accordions

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The building process

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Chunk of Redwood burl	Clamping reed blocks	Cutting reed block angles	Finished lay down block	Frame, keyboard, and base box parts


Cutting bellow strap inlay	Cutting base box coves	Face plates, keyboard and bellow frames	Keyboard, valves and reed blocks	Base box ready for finish


Finished base box with internal parts	Inside finished box	Base box done	Rocker arms being cut	Rocker arms in 3 stages of cutting


Drilling valve wire holes in rocker arms	Rocker arm with wire ready to bend	The bending jig	Bend no. 2	Valve arm bent


Valve arm ready for screw flat	Hammering flat for screws	Drilling valve screw holes	Valve arm ready for valve	Drilling spring nail hole in rocker arm


Faceplates and finished keyboard	Stop blank ready to be cut and turned	Stop blank ready to be turned	Stop block almost done