02 Jul 12 - 05:35 PM (#3370958) Subject: Unidentified Accordion From: Acorn4 I'm trying to find out some info about this 48 bass accordion which has no makers name on it - can anyone cast any light - not one of the more common manufacturers I think as trawling dealers pages has thrown no light on it. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151011056574787&set=a.51110154786.59547.757229786&type=1&theater |
02 Jul 12 - 06:03 PM (#3370969) Subject: RE: Unidentified Accordion From: Leadfingers This Content is Currently unavailable ! makes it difficult to look at mate . |
03 Jul 12 - 10:32 AM (#3371284) Subject: RE: Unidentified Accordion From: Acorn4 Try again:- Unidentified accordion |
03 Jul 12 - 10:37 AM (#3371289) Subject: RE: Unidentified Accordion From: Jack the Sailor Please login to see users photos! |
03 Jul 12 - 01:04 PM (#3371345) Subject: RE: Unidentified Accordion From: Acorn4 I'll have to fin a way to get the photo up which doesn't involve login to facebook/myspace - I've put the picture up on the Mudcat Facebook page but will try to find a way to post it here - don't like being defeated by these things. |
04 Jul 12 - 04:33 AM (#3371737) Subject: RE: Unidentified Accordion From: Acorn4 OK, fingers crossed for third time lucky on this:- Unknown accordion |
04 Jul 12 - 04:43 AM (#3371742) Subject: RE: Unidentified Accordion From: GUEST,Tony in Darwin Looks like a Hohner Student model with a home-made replacement grille. |
04 Jul 12 - 05:40 AM (#3371759) Subject: RE: Unidentified Accordion From: Bernard Nope - it's a Galotta in original condition... made in East Germany, probably around the 1960s. A serviceable workhorse, though nothing special. |
04 Jul 12 - 05:48 AM (#3371762) Subject: RE: Unidentified Accordion From: Bernard Here's a similar one, though a later model with more rounded corners... I've worked on a few of them, and their perennial problem is sticking piano keys... the wood wasn't properly seasoned. I think. The one on YouTube doesn't suffer in the same way because the keys are all plastic rather than wood with a plastic cover. |
04 Jul 12 - 06:56 AM (#3371783) Subject: RE: Unidentified Accordion From: Acorn4 Thanks for the help on that one, Bernard. I've just located one at Hobgoblin. A friend of ours lost his partner recently and wanted to sell it as he doesn't play and we had no idea as to make/value. He also had a Castagnari Lilly melodeon, which was worth considerably more that the accordion so it would seem which we helped him get a fair price for. |