How my hobby became a
profession.
Bandonion and Concertina maker.
My wife Riny and me in our
studio
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It all started about
26 years
ago when I bought my first
bandonion.
It looked very bad, and I tried to
bring it back into
playing condition.
After some time I succeeded ,
and I wanted to learn to play it.
My interest in the bandonion
technique grew and soon a
second opportunity to purchase another one presented itself.
This one also was in need of repair.
Repairing became a self-learning process.
Soon I started to produce new parts myself. Because no information on bandonion repair was available at that time, I was forced to learn as I went
on.
By examining the instruments for production marks, and dissembling parts of old bandonions I
extracted a lot of information.
Lateron I produced bellows, actions, buttons etc.. In 1987 I produced my first completely new bandonion, on which I still play every
day.
With every bandonion I built, my skills increased.
Disciplines involved in producing a bandonion are metal/woodworking, tuning, French
polishing, etc..
Since about 3 years now also my wife Riny has joined in , making bandonion
bellows and also producing many of the endless number of parts needed for
constructing our bandonions and concertina's.
" Old" restored (Heinrich Band) and,
our new production
We wish you a healthy and good 2010 !!
Harry
& Riny Geuns - free-reed makers
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