Libster
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Does anyone have information about this model and what would a price be for it?
Antique Ranco Antonio Accordion
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Dingo40
Been here for ages!
Wow, a pre wwii train wreck!?
You occasionally come across some like this in junk shops, where they kick around until given decent burial ?
You occasionally come across some like this in junk shops, where they kick around until given decent burial ?
Free to a good home!Does anyone have information about this model and what would a price be for it?
Libster
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I guess I should go to some junkyards and look for these. It just sold for $249 on Ebay
boxplayer4000
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Those two Rancos from roughly the same period, maybe slightly later, have been restored to a very high standard and are for sale locally.
The 1st one is 3 voice treble. The 2nd one is 5 voice and LMMMM arranged.
The 1st one is 3 voice treble. The 2nd one is 5 voice and LMMMM arranged.
Dingo40
Been here for ages!
When in good order:
Another model:
Very pretty!??
Another model:
Very pretty!??
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Ventura
Been here for ages!
once upon a time Ranco was a premium brand, and was marketed
in the USA to Professionals... they even had an office/showroom in LasVegas
a descendant attempted, with Maximilliano's urging and support, to revive the
Brand Name about a decade ago or so with negligible results... Max ended
up putting his support behind the resurrection of the Settimo brand and 6 model
which is still an ongoing project it seems, having some success
most Ranco's worth rebuilding are going to be very very old
Vercelli, though far removed from CastleFidardo, remains a RIval to this day
with the current iteration of the Coopertiva Fisharmonica still active... original area workshops
were more influenced by Stradella Italy (home of Dallape) as apprentices occasionally
left there to begin their own brands
www.cooperfisa.com
in the USA to Professionals... they even had an office/showroom in LasVegas
a descendant attempted, with Maximilliano's urging and support, to revive the
Brand Name about a decade ago or so with negligible results... Max ended
up putting his support behind the resurrection of the Settimo brand and 6 model
which is still an ongoing project it seems, having some success
most Ranco's worth rebuilding are going to be very very old
Vercelli, though far removed from CastleFidardo, remains a RIval to this day
with the current iteration of the Coopertiva Fisharmonica still active... original area workshops
were more influenced by Stradella Italy (home of Dallape) as apprentices occasionally
left there to begin their own brands
Fisarmoniche - Fisarmoniche
Someone paid $250 for something barely worth $20, *but* if they spent about 200 hours of time and $1000 worth of parts it would be worth at least $500.
As much as we love accordions here, the world is a different place and there is no true value in them today. Let me give you an example:
This picture was taken by me while at the New England Accordion Museum... its condition is good, EVERY note plays the pads are very good, though not excellent and its in tune. The bellows are tight and this accordion was featured in Paul Ramunni's book. This one was found in a dumpster behind an apartment complex, dragged out and donated for free to Paul.
People toss these beauties away a lot more often than we want to even know.
Some people think that old and broken means rare and expensive ?
In the 1960s a young man put adverts in the Exchange & Mart along the lines of 'Poverty stricken student would love to learn the concertina.'
One major result of this is the Horniman Museum Concertina Collection and archive and much other research.
To get a feel for current prices, search 'Wheatstone Linota' or 'Jeffries Anglo.'
Fortunately key figures from the 'Golden Age' were still alive at the time. Modern makers are pursuing and developing the craft.
It's good to see a developing interest in Accordion History - people and instruments. Let's hope it is not left too late.
It may be a myth that when the Salvation Army gave up concertinas as its favoured instrument ( The Crane Duet ), instruments were piled on bonfires.
One major result of this is the Horniman Museum Concertina Collection and archive and much other research.
To get a feel for current prices, search 'Wheatstone Linota' or 'Jeffries Anglo.'
Fortunately key figures from the 'Golden Age' were still alive at the time. Modern makers are pursuing and developing the craft.
It's good to see a developing interest in Accordion History - people and instruments. Let's hope it is not left too late.
It may be a myth that when the Salvation Army gave up concertinas as its favoured instrument ( The Crane Duet ), instruments were piled on bonfires.
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