Making a Crane Duet Concertina 

Haha, thanks

Thank you! A lot can be done with some time and dedication.

@Yael Jad it worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much you really help me out :D

Anything is possible with enough determination amd patience.

PS: Please tell me you didn't make the wristwatch too.

@@michaelalley4609 Glad you enjoyed it! Haha, didn't make the wristwatch, unfortunately

May I ask, what part did he use the rosewood in?

@@user-ws5tm1lg2f Top plates (showing design carvings...see minute 8:26 to start) are rosewood (Indian rosewood)

Haha, thanks. Would probably use a thin scroll saw blade if I did it again.

Let me know if you do and how it goes!

Yes, the button/hole-stop action segment was 👌

Thank you! Reeds were sourced from an old accordion. Recent models are better for this as they are more likely aluminum, which is much lighter than older zinc reeds.

Thanks. Reeds were from an old accordion

Glad you like it! The reeds were taken from an old accordion bought fairly cheaply off eBay, which is how I would recommend sourcing reeds.

@@cas_creations That's what I was thinking of... Thank you very much for your advice!!!....👍👍🤣

Developed them myself, taking inspiration from the design of existing concertinas. The work of Alex Holden, a modern concertina maker, was especially informative.

I'm glad you took inspiration from this video! I was inspired to create these "making of" videos after seeing how few concertina making videos there were previously on RU-vid and how interesting they were, so I'm glad it's made somewhat of an impact. I used about .7 mm phosphor bronze wire for the springs. I've seen a couple of different spring materials used in various concertinas, such as stainless steel or brass. Getting a good spring tension is also a function of how many coils there are in the center of the spring and the length of the spring "arms", so you could experiment with that as well. Let me know how the build goes if you're interested!

The cardboard segments were 4" long at their longest point and 1.25" wide. I cut the angle slightly more than 30 degrees to give room for the gussets to fold in.

@@cas_creations thanks! 😄

Reeds were sourced from an old accordion. Recent models are better for this as they are more likely aluminum, which is much lighter than older zinc reeds.

@@cas_creations do you happen to have the rough dimensions of the trapezoids that make up the bellows? Also, do you have an approximate thickness for the leather you used?

The reeds are from an old accordion I bought cheaply online

@@cas_creations

Having some experience playing an English, I found the Crane to be the most logical in terms of button layout and easiest to understand. Also important to me was the fact that the buttons on Cranes are more centered than on MacCanns or Haydens, which would simplify the action construction a bit, reducing the number of short levers.

Fair enough I reckon, but I have been playing Haydens (Stagi and Morse Beaumont) for about 12 years. For me, the great Hayden advantage is that you can play "easy peasey" in 4-8 different keys-- depending on model -- using the SAME chording/fingering PATTERNS! How's that for versatility! @@cas_creations

@@frankevich Haha. Well that's true I suppose

Sure, send me some more specifics at casmusic37@gmail.com and I'll see if I can help you out.