How to Take Apart an Accordion : How to Remove Cover Pins on an Accordion

Removing the cover pins is one of the first steps you'll take when disassembling your accordion. Learn more in this free video series that will show you how to safely and easily remove the different parts of your accordion.

Expert: Amanda Claire
Bio: Amanda Claire is a leather artist currently living in Austin, Texas, where she specializes on custom pieces that blend traditional technique with modern designs.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

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[DrG90210]

Thank you somuch for sharing with u

Not sure where are you located ? (I am in CA) Do you teach "repair" "in person" ?

In any case thank you so much again

[charliegirl6]

Booyah! A claw-hammer works wonders! Fixed my problem... Air was escaping through tone holes... I dusted cleaned it all up, (about 70 years of filth in here) and scratched up the pallets a bit to make em all snug and air tight again... Lol who needs to pay for repairs? Thanks for vid.

[charliegirl6]

Oh my accordion is old... The pins have corroded and are fragile. Knowing my luck they'll break before i even try to pull them out. >.<

[camdawg1211]

Thank you so much for doing these. This is great!

[bmld210]

i have a rosetti piano accordion my ? is is ok to cange the bellow for a new diff design and where can i go to get 1

[keystyx]

I like your accordion repair vidios, very informative. I have an old Scandalli accordion

and two of the keys are slightly warped but enough for them stick.and stay down. Any ideas how to fix?

[durango562]

how to you fix a giovani accordion when some button take a why to be heard

[latvianderk]

thank you for having this series..

[bentsik123]

mine is a 67 Welmeister Stella, doesnt open that easy at all. didnt open up at all actually...