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Always
have your accordion polished and looking its best. You will find
you will give a better performance with it, even at home.
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2. |
Very
Important - Always keep your accordion
in a dry warm place (body temperature) and never leave it to freeze
in a car or boot of car on frosty nights. This is specially damaging
to our handmade reed instruments as tolerances are so close the
heavy reed plates contract and may damage the reeds, especially
if you attempt to play it while cold. Indoors, never leave it
in or out of the case on cold concrete. Always see it is on carpet
or something warm.
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3. |
Be
most careful removing or replacing the accordion in the case.
If you are not sure ask your teacher or agent how to do this without
the risk of bending bass notes or lifting treble keys. Generally
the treble keyboard goes in first and the bass end follows, with
the straps lying along the keyboard, or some advise leaving the
straps at back of accordion and tucking them up one end (nearest
chin) and then placing in the case as stated.
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4. |
When taking
the accordion off, put it down carefully and gently. Do not allow
it to more or less drop the last two or three cm, as this can
cause misalignment of valves and bass mechanism, resulting in
leaks and bass notes murmuring. |
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5. |
Many people
take the accordion off and put it down, intending to play a little
later, stand it up in its open case and the bass buttons catch
on the rim of the case, thus bending one or more of the diminished
bass buttons, causing the notes to stick down when they go to
play again. This should be avoided at all times. |
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6. |
Do not
leave the accordion on the floor where people are moving around
and liable to kick it and cause faults, such as damaging bellows
corners or bending bass buttons or treble keys. |
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7. |
Please
do not take it to pieces as this has resulted in many cases in
much service work that would otherwise have been avoided. |
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8. |
Please
be careful of your Titano Accordion and follow these simple instructions,
as the most discerning workmanship and highest quality materials
have been used in the construction, and if treated carefully in
all circumstances, these superb instruments can last a lifetime. |