CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR

I heard on NPR there were only 4 accordion repair manuals in the
world.  They're wrong (thank god!), at least if you count home-made
books too.  If you've heard of others, please send them to me
(phoebe@cs.cmu.edu). 

Many thanks to Len Killick for making this section fatter.

John Reuther.  Accordion repairs made easy;   New York, O. Pagani
	[1956].
	Can be ordered from Ernest Deffner, Inc. for $17.95 plus
	shipping (last I heard).  They're in Mineola, NY..call them at
	(516) 746-3100.  The book is their stock #8631.
 
Gotthard Richter.  Akkordeon : Handbuch fur Musiker und
	Instrumentenbauer / Gotthard Richter. Wilhelmshaven : F.
	Noetzel, "Heinrichshofen-Bucher", c1990. 
	(A commercially produced hard-back book covering both the
	history and current uses of the instruments as well as design,
	building and repair techniques).
 
Wolf Linde: Alles ueber Reparaturen von Akkordeons, Melodicas,
	Mundharmonikas. Copyright 1978 by Matth. Hohner AG, 7218
	Trossingen 1 
	(A5 sized, stapled glossy paperback; produced for the
	participants in the repair courses led by Wolf Linde between
	ca. 1980 and 1990. Mostly only distributed to the course
	participants directly at Hohner in Trossingen).


Hohner: Ergaenzung zum Reparaturbuch
	(An A4 phtocopied, stapled, follow-up to the first Linde book
	with some additional technique and later information).

Toni Schwall: Die Akkordeonstimmung - Ein Wegweiser durch Theorie und
	Praxis. 1989, Vertrieb durch Toni Schwall, Kehringer Strasse
	66A, 56727 Mayen
	(An A4 card-bound (home made) book going deeply into the
	theory of tuning and with practical tips of tuning technique).