Hot Rod a Hohner Episode 7 - Retape the Bellows 

Very professional when I learned that 30 years ago it was no vidios. Thanks for sharing and very well explained.

Thank you so much Lester for sharing your method - I am now confident to replace a good few of the worn tapes on my hohner regina 1941 accordion - cheers

Thank you Lester for the fantastic videos/instruction. Now I just need to find myself a garden, shed, radio, heater, kettle, workbench, tools...then think about getting around to some DIY repair.

Great films, that is a long old job, i very much like your accurate cutting of tape, great tips, thank you very much.

Excellent! Thank you again Lester. Really enjoying these "Hot Rod" videos

Thanks Lester for the excellent overview!

That must be a real headache of a job

Thank you...Suscrito

Excelente trabajo gracias por compartir saludos desde Mexico

Nice video! But what if the bellows aren’t completely air tight? I just bought a melodeon and it’s in perfect shape otherwise. What can I do?

If working with bellows that have some stains or discoloration spots, is there anything you would recommend perhaps after the tape is stripped? I saw on melodion net some fellows attempting to use a thin paint to change color as well. And once again, THANK YOU enormously for posting and sharing your wealth of knowledge!!

excellent video Lester , what would you recomend in this case . I am trying to restore and older accordion , i had it tuned by a profesional and i retaped the bellows following your video but the bellow pins were replaced at some point by some nasty screws . Do you know if there is anything i can do to restore that and be able to use the bellow pins again ?

Hi Lester - i am french from brittany - some days ago I have inherited an old hohner 2915 from my grand father - it is playing more or less correctly but there is a lot of work to restore it - i discovered your videos - that s fantastic so right now i believe i will be able to renovate it can you tell me where i can buy the pieces you used : felt - etc ... thanks by advance for your help Philippe

I loathe having to do this on my project boxes... but in the end it will be worth it, I'm sure. On a completely unrelated note: How much would you charge someone asking you to retape their bellows?