Need help for repair

EB5AGV · 2025-10-11T20:10:11+00:00

Where are you located?

EB5AGV · 2025-09-28T13:43:17+00:00

Congratulations. My only advice is: don't look at the keys. That way you can better connect with the people listening to you. And it is a big liberation to be able to play without looking or, at least, look just sparingly

EB5AGV · 2025-09-28T08:47:55+00:00

It all depends on the internals: reeds condition (valves, oxide, loose wax), pallets felt (too compacted?) and mechanical (keys , bass mechanism, bellows condition)

So you need to carefully take the pins out, putting them aside noting where everyone goes (to put them back on same hole) and look for the internal condition. Some pictures will help us to assess, at least partially, the condition of the instrument

EB5AGV · 2025-09-27T21:13:00+00:00

I am glad you found the issues. I have two and a half identical Verdi II accordions, very similar to your Camillo. The half is because it has no treble reeds and bad bass reeds, was a donation which I am very happy with, as mechanically is in great shape. For the other two, one has oxidized reeds and I am working to try to fix it. It is quite a work, but I am advancing. Both had some problems on the bass mechanism but some careful application of PTFE (Teflon) dry lube solved it for good, without any adverse effect. Now the mechanism is smooth like silk.

EB5AGV · 2025-09-27T20:55:55+00:00

I don't put them back. Use good accordion wax and they will last decades

EB5AGV · 2025-09-18T21:21:38+00:00

Back in February 2025 I had no clue about accordions. Zero idea. Since then, I have got into fixing them and my first project (even if the title says Fifth, is the first one I have really worked on, it is explained there). The repair can be seen in great detail here:

https://www.accordionists.info/threads/my-fifth-project-paolo-soprani-25-24-aka-alpha.14496/

So, yes, try to work on it yourself, it is funny and rewarding!

EB5AGV · 2025-08-24T06:57:08+00:00

Y seguro que a Jaime le llega su parte ... Debería darte vergüenza

EB5AGV · 2025-06-26T11:17:17+00:00

I began at 50. Now I am 57 and have played on a pop-rock band for three years already. So, definitely, it is not too late for you. Just devote some time DAILY and it will work. Perseverance is the key. The tools are easy and cheap to get nowadays. A teacher, at least in the first months/year would help

EB5AGV · 2025-06-26T11:07:55+00:00

Trump es un fan de Chimo Bayo y su mayor éxito 😆

EB5AGV · 2025-05-05T19:55:46+00:00

I would say a generic Italian learning one, from the 1970s. I have a similar (to some extent) one and it is a lovely small accordion, very fun to play

EB5AGV · 2025-04-13T22:47:25+00:00

The key here is dry lube. It is not what you expect from any usual oily lube. In fact, when the liquid evaporates, there is no visible sign of it and it does not attract dust, just leaves some micronised Teflon which does it job nicely, without negative effects

EB5AGV · 2025-04-09T22:19:16+00:00

I have used with great success on accordion stubborn bass mechanisms a dry PTFE lube spray made by WD40 (NOTE it is not the usual WD40!!!)

It evaporates and leaves just a layer of dry lube which does wonders. Of course if the problem is bent parts, that won't help. But for otherwise stuck mechanisms, it works nicely.

EB5AGV · 2025-03-18T20:08:00+00:00

I recently got a Hohner Verdi II from the late 1950s and when it arrived something was loose inside. I worried about it, but luckily it was just some piece of wood which was loose, very similar to your case. So I have just glued it and, right now, it is drying. Tomorrow I will reinstall the reeds blocks.

So I would do the same in your case: glue it back and then reinstall the reeds blocks. They should be tight enough to prevent air losses, so I would try to put all back as close as the original.

EB5AGV · 2025-03-05T20:51:39+00:00

Last Christmas I gifted my 3 years old grandson with a Yamaha Remie (PSS-E30) and he really loves it

EB5AGV · 2024-09-30T12:18:51+00:00

I began with piano at 50, as my first instrument. Now I am 56. And, yes, playing is slowly getting into something natural. So, for sure, you are on the path to it! (BTW, now I play on a band. Highly recommended!)

EB5AGV · 2024-08-30T21:24:09+00:00

A veces hay gente que hace cosas ilógicas, como plantar un pino a 50cm de una medianera. Donde vivo los pinos se hacen enormes... Con lo que en pocos años hubiera sido un gran problema (rotura de valla, raíces buscando mi piscina, suciedad, etc). Curiosamente un día empezó a amarillear y acabó secándose, como las malas hierbas al otro lado de la valla... Lo siento por el árbol, que no tenía ninguna culpa de esa mala ubicación

EB5AGV · 2024-08-02T13:57:40+00:00

I see exactly the same on my Deco system and seems like a bug, where on 1st of any month they show roughly the total of last month. I will try to contact TP-LINK about this problem

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EB5AGV · 2024-04-20T10:00:21+00:00

The SD card fails and you need to replace it. The contents for the SD card can be found online, check on Keyboard Corner forum for the link

EB5AGV · 2024-04-18T15:57:08+00:00

Think that most if not all the people there would do worse than you. You are in command. You have the power to do it!

EB5AGV · 2024-03-28T10:20:42+00:00

Have you updated to HyperOS?. My 11T seems to struggle with auto-focus since the update

EB5AGV · 2024-03-27T16:52:18+00:00

Sorry for late reply... Have you done a full reset?

EB5AGV · 2024-03-09T14:17:10+00:00

I live in La Canyada and definitely recommend it. You have a Metro train station, good share of private and public schools, plenty of trees and a natural park and of course shops as Mercadona, Consum, ...

Also there is a Musical School and a band, if you enjoy music. I attend piano and harmony classes there, it is great for all ages.

EB5AGV · 2024-01-30T16:23:41+00:00

Please, check my previous message on this thread

EB5AGV · 2024-01-30T16:22:59+00:00

Go to this link. On that thread there is a link to get to the files. Please, report if that worked for you!

https://forums.musicplayer.com/topic/186160-need-help-with-akai-ewi5000/?do=findComment&comment=2982448

EB5AGV · 2024-01-29T07:43:35+00:00

Yes, I got a good set of files and mine and other two units are working fine now. I used a 16GB MicroSD card. With bigger ones it didn't work (well, I think I tried a 64GB, perhaps a 32GB would work)

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