AccordionUprising
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it’s getting hotter out
What would be a “safe operating temperature range” for Accordions that have beeswax/rosin sealing the reeds? For storage, but also for playing?
Considering that wax would get soft and reeds fall out before the wax would totally melt. Would playing while the wax is soft make them fall out more?
Ambient temperature out of the sun?
Would 30°C be safe to play? Or 40°?
90° or 100°F?
That heat would make a car much hotter, so definitely avoid that or a hot attic or next to a radiator/heater/stage-light. (all disasters I have heard about.)
But out of baking sun, what might be a safe upper temp for playing?
(Perhaps we will see more accordions using nails and leather gaskets rather than wax to seal reeds? I have one like that that presumably would do better in the heat.)
This is being discussed over on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Accordion/...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
What would be a “safe operating temperature range” for Accordions that have beeswax/rosin sealing the reeds? For storage, but also for playing?
Considering that wax would get soft and reeds fall out before the wax would totally melt. Would playing while the wax is soft make them fall out more?
Ambient temperature out of the sun?
Would 30°C be safe to play? Or 40°?
90° or 100°F?
That heat would make a car much hotter, so definitely avoid that or a hot attic or next to a radiator/heater/stage-light. (all disasters I have heard about.)
But out of baking sun, what might be a safe upper temp for playing?
(Perhaps we will see more accordions using nails and leather gaskets rather than wax to seal reeds? I have one like that that presumably would do better in the heat.)
This is being discussed over on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Accordion/...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
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