Bellows Leaks When Buying Used Accordions

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Paul Becker and I'm here to talk to you about accordions today on behalf of Expert Village. One of the major things that you need to consider about the accordion and its condition is the bellows you don't want bellows to leak. So you can test your bellows by, if you have your hands on the accordion by trying to pull or push without depressing a key it is not a good thing to do cause it is not a good thing for the accordion so do it much. But if it takes a lot of residence that is good, if it moves easily and you hear a mush sound that is not good. Now the bellows can leak around those 2 junctures to the machines that can be often fixed to maybe $50 with a new gasket. But if you sense that there are holes or they are leaking in the corners you may need a new bellows and that can be 200 plus dollars for that repair. So that you are only putting $300-$500 into the accordion then you are putting a lot in to repair. "