Dirk's Projects

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Tuning and repairing accordions	On this site (Talking Reeds) you will find a lot of information about tuning and repairing accordions.
Tuning harmonicas	On this site from Pat Missin, you will find a lot of interesting information about tuning harmonicas.
Concertina spare parts and tools	On this site from David J. Leese, you can order concertina spare parts and repair tools online.
Repairing concertinas	On this site from Chris Timson, you will find a lot of interesting information about repairing concertinas.
Build a tuning table	Robert English explains how to build a tuning table for accordion reeds. On this site you will find an extensive list of photos of each step and the accompanying explanation.
HAtools	Accordion spare parts, repair tools, equipment, supplies. Akkordeonspezialwerkzeuge, Akkordeonersatzteile, Akkordeonzubehör.
Lutown Studio	Das Lutown Studio ist ein Aufnahme- und Musik-Produktion Studio, welches ihre persönliche Vision von Musik zu erschwinglichen Preisen umsetzt.
FAW Luukinen Accordions	Finnish Accordion Works offers a full line of fine handcrafted custom made diatonic accordions using only the highest quailty, carefully selected materials.
Michael Rowbotham	Hohner specialist, Tuning, Restoration and Repairs.
Bergflødt	Custom made professional diatonic accordions from Norway.
Baumanis Musikelektronik	Midi-Elektronik für Ihr Akkordeon und andere Tasteninstrumente einschließlich Einbau und Kontaktierung der Manuale/Tasten mit analogen oder digitalen Hallsensoren. Mikrofon- und Tonabnehmersysteme für Akkordeon und diatonische Instrumente.
Eric Martin	Eric Martin Musique cajun Fabrication et réparation Accordéons diatoniques
Akkordeonwerkstatt Jose Dias	Stimmungen von Akkordeons und diatonischen Instrumenten. Balgbau und Balgreparaturen. Gebrauchte und neue Instrumente. Ersatzteile und Zubehör. und viel mehr.
Accordeons Viseur	Iwein Jacobs' store for accordions and harmonica's.
Squeeze Box Page	This site is all about squeeze boxes. Primarily traditional folk music can be found here in notes, tabs, lyrics, midi and wma format.
Die Handharmonika, ein faszinierendes Instrument	CD Book (German) from Radolf von Salis about the workings of the accordion and the squeezebox.
Thomas Sterk arrangements	Thomas Sterk arrangements makes music for almost all barrel-organs and automatic playing music machines.
Midi Book for Windows	This website from Piet Paardekam tells about the 'Midi Book' application. Midi Book can convert midi-files into organ books, organ rolls, music box paper etc. Ideal to convert the Organ Roll Scanner's midi-files back into organ rolls!
MIDster Punch	This website from Bob Essex tells (among others) about the computer controlled roll punch machine 'MIDster Punch'. With this punch machine you can make organ rolls directly from a midi file.
Music paper Intermusik	Large international paper for accordion culture and music. In volume 14, October 2004, number 10 an article (in German) about Dirk's Accordion Tuner is published. The article
Trismester magazine KLANK	This bellow magazine is not only for the button box and the accordion, but it also gives attention to the concertina, Bandoneón and theater organs. In volume 15, 4th trimester 2004, number 1 an article (in Dutch) about Dirk's Instrument Tuner is published. The article
Scandalli accordions	High quality accordions with piano keys (Super VI, Super LX, Super LX96, Super L, Super L96, Polifonico XIV, Polifonico X) and buttons (Cromo superior, Artist III).
Reyes Accordions Forum	Forum about Reyes Accordions.
Willem and Jannie's Organ Page	On this website Willem en Jannie are telling about their hobby: 'The Raffin 20/78 crank organ. The workings of the crank organ technique is explained and a description of this organ's scale can be found here as well. Willem en Jannie are the first users of Dirk's Organ Roll Scanner.
Strumenti & Musica	The multilingual music magazine that links musicians, enthusiasts, teachers and manufacturers of accordions together is back. The magazine stopped in 2003 when its director and driving force, Maestro Bio Boccosi, stopped working at the age of 92.
Organ grinder	This website from Ronald van den Brink tells about personalities behind the crank organs. You will also find an extensive web link page all about organs here. Ronald extensively tested the first version of Dirk's Instrument Tuner for the crank organ.
Paolo Soprani	A large choice of qualitative accordions. Diatonic, button and piano models.
The accordion specialist	You can find everything in the field of button boxes and accordions on this website from Barend and Tjitske Kok. Berend and Tjitske extensively tested several versions of Dirk's Instrument Tuner for the accordion and the button box.
Play on the squeeze box	On this site from Gerard Gerritsen you will find sheetmusic for C/F, G/C and A/D tuned squeeze boxes and for the Hohner Club, all with a twisted fifth key on the inner row. You will also find sheetmusic for the G/C/F tuned squeeze box. Almost all numbers are self-composed and are downloadable for your own use.
Fair Organ Preservation Society	This society is dedicated to the appreciation and preservation of the fairground organ and other related mechanical instruments, and their music.
Jacley Holland`s Music Rolls	For about ten years now Jacley Holland arranges and punches music rolls for 20er, 26er(110mm) and 31er crank organs. He has a large selection in folk, classical and new music.
Peter Griffiths Organ Builder	Specializing in Mechanical Organ Building and Repair. New instruments built to order. Full or part restoration undertaken. General tuning and repairs.
Moe Pipe Organ Company	Specializing in tuning and repair of pipe organs, pianos, reed organs, player pianos, and other types of automatic musical instruments.
Peter Nederkoorn	Peter Nederkoorn performs throughout the Netherlands with his 37 keys Barrel organ 'De Koning' (The King).
Music Magic USA	Music Magic USA offers an extensive selection of new piano accordion models which they sell worldwide.
Squeezebox Start Menus	A collection of links with a lot of information about the squeezebox.