Repairs, Sales, Lessons and Advice for the New Orleans Accordion Community

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Basic Information about accordions and accordion repairs.

• “David knows and respects accordions, and that is the best starting point. He took a vintage Hohner III that I had (which was unplayable) and turned it into a beautiful, in-tune instrument with amplification system.
  He turned a broken down piece of garbage into a beautiful, like-new accordion! Accordion services are hard to find, and I would certainly recommend David and Big Squeezy Accordion Shop.”

• “David has helped me out in a pinch numerous times, often with only a few minutes of notice! Affordable, reasonable, and professional service.”

• “I’ve had several accordion repairs done here. The work is top notch, completed in a timely manner and the prices are very reasonable. I recommend David’s services for anyone who needs their accordion worked on in the area.”

• “This is a professional businessman running a professional shop. I took him a weird hybrid button box — a bandoneon box with a bayan keyboard on both sides — with damage to the treble buttons. Within a day, he figured out how to repair buttons without having to replace them. Not only did he save me down time and money, but the repair came with a name for the instrument: the “bayaneon”. I would expect nothing less from a man who names his klezmer band Klezervation Hall.”

• “After a grueling and irritating search for someone to give some love to my 12 bass without giving me lip about playing a ‘childs toy’ as a local Seattle accordion shop referred to it, I ended up finding David during my first trip through New Orleans while touring. His rates were fantastic and the work was stellar, he let me watch and learn from him, helped me personalize my accordion, and even taught me a few fingering techniques to improve my playing. He’s the real deal, was encouraging and kind to me as a mediocre player in contrast to his vast skill, and I would and have recommended him without hesitation. Whenever my accordion needs something, I travel to NOLA to see David.”

• “Great service and reasonable rates! I was very pleased with the work that was done on my accordion. It sounded, looked, and felt great after being worked on. David even went the extra mile and took it upon himself to throw in some lagniappe touches that meant a lot to me. David offers exceptional service for a fraction of the price of other repair shops. I highly recommend taking your accordion here for any repairs it might need.”

• “I purchased a very old Accordion- not long after some buttons were sticking and not coming back up. David was able to fix the issue and found a few other things that needed to be repaired. Verified with me before doing the work and gave price – very inexpensive- work was done in a week and works great – very happy.”

• “Buying an accordion off the internet can be a risky thing to do given the delicate nature of accordions. After all, you don’t usually get to see, play, and hear it first. Big Squeezy Accordion Shop made this a good experience for me. Plenty of pictures were posted of the accordion. The instrument’s details were all listed. A video was posted demonstrating the sounds and capabilities of the accordion. David packed the accordion very well and shipping was fast and reasonable. He also answered any questions I had about the instrument. This has been great transaction for me. Big Squeezy Accordion Shop is highly recommended.”

• “I highly recommend David Symons when it comes to every manner of accordion repairs. He has the tools and skills needed to properly tune and replace the reeds, seal the bellows and repair the keys, along with all other tasks required to bring an accordion up to snuff. He also displays a gift for thinking outside of the box to creatively solve unusual issues that can arise with this complex instrument. It doesn’t hurt that, as an accordion player himself, he knows the instrument inside out. Because he takes great pride in his work, he has developed into a master accordion repairman. When my first-string accordion requires work, I bring it straight to David with the utmost confidence. For anyone in the New Orleans area and beyond with an accordion requiring any degree of service or overhaul, David Symons is the man to see.”

• “Fantastic work from this local artisan. He brought my instrument back to life at a fantastic price. I have a vintage instrument and David researched extensively on his own time to find a solution. I had taken the instrument to several other workshops and they had completely missed the problem. Completely recommend his work.”

• “David does great work at reasonable prices. He is a great musician who appreciates accordions and is a pleasure to work with.”

• “David Symons fills the accordion repair niche in New Orleans with affability, aplomb, and a sincere affinity for all things accordion.  I trust him without hesitation to look after my beloved Allodi accordion.  It is always a pleasure to pick the instrument up from him and listen to the quality work he has performed on it.”

• “David gave me a great deal on my Scandalli, in which he installed a professional microphone system. I trust him to do high quality work at a very reasonable price.”