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Making a Concertina from reclaimed materials?

 
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Looks like cardboard, leather from an old jacket, odd bits of wood, and some other stuff. And lots of glue.

I wonder if he made the plans himself or if they are easily available online.  They sure are pretty.

 
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This would be a fun winter project.  I would love to start gathering some materials, but I'm having a difficult time finding instructions online.

Maybe there is a book how to make it?

Anyone having better luck finding plans?
 
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I don't know if this will help :- https://hmi.homewood.net/bellows/ and this one (which refers back to previous. . .) https://www.concertina.net/topic/16630-building-an-eco-concertina/
I hope you can make sense of the above - plenty of pictures in the first one and it goes onto a second "page".  Woodworking skills a definite advantage. . .and it seems they have reeds and other metal hardware lurking inside.    
 
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Thanks for the links.

It looks like a lot of work, but it could be fun.  

Still trying to find those paper templates they use to cut the wood and make space for the reeds.

But first, I want to meet one of these in person to see if they make a pleasing sound in real life.  
 
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Thank you for the diversion - I am down the rabbit hole again. . .
Should be the sound of a "squeezebox"  simple concertina in this site.  Used for sea shanties and folk songs apparently.
https://www.dartmoorlife.org.uk/the-squeeze-box-dartmoor-folk-music-audio-guide/
and I found templates for folding the bellows, but it was for paper construction.  I'll keep looking.
 
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