New accordion day!

[OuijaBoard]

That's a spiffy holiday greeting card as well.

 

[Rosie C]

That's a spiffy holiday greeting card as well.

Thank you! We did a proper band photo shoot in the summer, but shortly afterwards one of the band members quit, leaving the photos unusable. This is much safer!

 

[Rosie C]

A productive but somewhat tense morning... I did some work on my accordions mic system, without breaking it. The existing system used a stereo jack socket, with the 'ring' connector used to switch the battery on, but that wasn't compatible with the wireless system I wanted to use. Also, as @Ventura pointed out, the circuit keeps the bass and treble mics separate, and with a studio session coming up in a couple of weeks, I wanted to bring out the bass and treble sides separately for recording.

I changed the treble volume potentiometer for one with an on/off switch built in. I also changed the volume knobs as the existing ones weren't to my taste, and were too small to hide the nut underneath. I bought a pair of 'vintage' electric guitar knobs instead. A bit of soldering later, everything is working - I can hook the accordion up to the PA in either stereo or mono depending on the cable I use, and I can use it mono with wireless.

A few photos:

• the previous knobs
• accordion with soldering iron
• new volume knob
• re-assembled for trial run (x2)
• Boss WL-20L wireless receiver in the PA
• Transmitter on a fly cable from the accordion

 

[JerryPH]

I can hook the accordion up to the PA in either stereo or mono depending on the cable I use, and I can use it mono with wireless.

Well done, nothing short of brilliant, as you thought out all your options and made them available to you!

 

[Ventura]

did the Hohner attack your pinkie toe before or after you threatened it
with the soldering iron ???

 

[Rosie C]

did the Hohner attack your pinkie toe before or after you threatened it
with the soldering iron ???

Good question! There was a small pile of electric components growing on the table beside it, so maybe...