How much is involved in going from a slightly wet tuned accordion to a totally dry tuned accordion? By the way it is tuned in the key of "c". Who does this type of tuning?

How wet is wet and how dry is dry? I'm assuming you want a "cajun" tuning and have a four stop box like a Hohner 114. There are several subtle differences in how it can be done: balanced, progressive, etc... Jude Moreau, Jay Miller, Marc Savoy, John Roger, Ed Poullard, and a number of others could do it. I imagine a tuning without changing any reeds would cost about $200. You could completely change all the reeds for hand made Binci's for $450 or so.

I have had my accordions tuned a few times, and it was usually around $50.

-David

That sounds much better. I suppose my estimate is way to high. $50 for someone in your area. If you have to pay for shipping back and forth you would of course have those costs. I'm just not sure how knowledgeable a localtech would be about cajun tuning. Especially one who works mainly with piano accordions.

Sounds like a perfect excuse for weekend spent east of Houston.

R!CK

I didn't make it very clear, but I *never* use any local guys for tuning - not even sure there are any! But if there were, I wouldn't trust them to have a clue about how to tune a Cajun accordion. I have always sent mine back to LA to be worked on. The $50 obviously does not include shipping...

One thing that I also have done, at the suggestion of Larry Miller, is that I take the treble side off and send that - not the whole accordion. This cuts down on the weight, and therefore the shipping cost.

-David

Your price is right on, assuming that a new set of reeds is included.

One thing to remember is that every time you tune the reeds you weaken them.

I'm not talking about just a touchup, I mean going from wet to dry, or dry to wet.

It's something to think about or sooner or later you will be paying the $450! :)

DP

George,

You haven't said what kind of accordeon is involved

Without a few details, giving an answer is difficult

What brand
what model
how many rows
how many buttons
how many reeds
how many stops
how many bass buttons
how many bass reeds
Is the box "just" tuned or tempered

As to what is "involved" going from "slightly wet"
.. what exactly do you mean by "slightly wet"

It is more difficult to tune an accordeon to true "dry" or unison tuning than to tune one "wet"

Dpending on where you are... this would determine recommendations unless you are not adversed to shipping

I will assume you are in the States
you can fudge wet you can't fudge unison