“Castelfidardo” brand?

[Morganliupackard]

Hi accordionists. There’s what looks to be a higher end instrument at a music store near me. I don’t recognize the brand and don’t see “Castelfidardo Cassotto V” anywhere on the internet. Is this a known brand? Is there any way to get some more info on this instrument?

Thanks!

Castelfidardo Cassotto V Piano Accordion Made in Italy (USED)

Castelfidardo Cassotto V Piano Accordion Made in Italy (USED)

www.centremusic.com

 

[debra]

That accordion appears to be a Giustozzi, a smaller accordion "factory" in Castelfidardo.
There are more accordion makers in Castelfidardo that put the name of the town on their accordions.

 

[Morganliupackard]

Thank you! Much appreciated! Very few higher end accordions in the used market in the northeast US and this is right by me so gonna check it out.

 

[Ventura]

you might want to look harder.. you are in the very center of the
mid-atlantic high end accordion area and there are plenty of driving distance
and marketplace used options nearby.. Falcetti in Springfield
for ex. and Music Magic less than 4 hours away, not to mention
New York City

for your $5 Grand you can get a lot of attention from these places
for brand new boxes

 

[niels]

Giustozzi would be my guess as well
In the link some pictures, different colour but some similarities too. Plus a bit of history on Giustozzi.

Cassotto IV | The Free Reed

In the early 20th century, Joseph Giustozzi began to delve into the world of accordions. He had worked with Settimio Soprani. The first Giustozzi accordion dates back to 1924 and is now displayed in the Castelfidardo Accordion Museum. Jospeh's accordion enthusiasm also grabbed this sons Louis...

vapaalehdykka.net

 

[Morganliupackard]

you might want to look harder.. you are in the very center of the
mid-atlantic high end accordion area and there are plenty of driving distance
and marketplace used options nearby.. Falcetti in Springfield
for ex. and Music Magic less than 4 hours away, not to mention
New York City

for your $5 Grand you can get a lot of attention from these places
for brand new boxes

Thanks! For four reed double tone chamber, looks to me like new instruments start at around $8k. I’ve done Craigslist and reverb.com searches of the northeast US with a minimum price of $3k and there’s not a lot. A new instrument isn’t out of the question, but if I can buy used in great condition for significantly less money, I’ll do that.