Assertion: accordion's reed | /r/HasProperty | silent
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text: If the reed is silent or flat because the reed tongue is out of perfect alignment with the vent, you will have to re-center it.
text: It is equally important to ensure that the leather does not touch the reed tongue right beside it in the reed chamber, or that reed will be silenced.
text: If the reed was silent only when the bellows was expanding (air rushing in), then the problem is with the reed tongue on the inside of the reed block, behind the visible leather.