North Bay Bohemian

Big Squeeze, Second Wind Accordion Repair’s Kalei Yamanoha

Kalei Yamanoha, of Second Wind Accordion, says that before the electric guitar was invented, the accordion reigned as the ...
The Boston Globe

How do you fix an accordion? You probably don’t. They do — meet the technicians of ‘a dying profession’ keeping the instrument alive

When I tell people that I play the accordion, I usually get a certain kind of reaction. “Accordion? That’s unusual,” some people say, “I don’t know anyone who plays the accordion!” Sometimes it’s “My ...
CBC.ca

Accordion repair is a dying occupation. Meet an Albertan keeping it alive

In Edwin Erickson's workshop, about 100 busted accordions of varying vintages are heaped on tables, lined up on shelves or packed away in multicoloured cases on the floor. Some need tuning. Others ...
OPB

REBROADCAST: An inside look at accordions and what it takes to repair them

We revisit a conversation we first aired in April 2023 which was the first installment of our series on people’s professions. We’ll learn what it takes to do different kinds of jobs and how these ...