Any info on this Excelsior, please?

[Cjames]

Hello,

The labels on the back are 'model 320', 'made in Italy', and 'product of Excelsior'.

On the internet, the model 320 seems to cover a varied range of instruments.

Thank you!

 

[Ben-jammin]

To me it looks like this was originally an Accordiana by excelsior that someone put an Excelsior nameplate on. Accordiana was their lower tier brand that were good student to intermediate level instruments. They are often regarded as having higher build quality than other instruments in their category. Of course it’s possible that Excelsior marketed their brands differently in different markets, and possibly sold their entire range with one brand name instead of breaking it into 2 or 3 like they did for the US market.

I don’t know the specs of the 320 but looking at the registers it likely has 4 treble reed sets. Pulling the bellows pins to verify might be a good idea. As with any old accordion condition of the internal parts is the most important thing.

 

[Glug]

Yep, looks a lot like an Accordiana by Excelsior:

https://reverb.com/uk/item/84420491-excelsior-accordiana-model-320

That says
4/5 LMMH Reeds
41 treble keys with 9 registers (the possibilities are endless)
120 Bass Buttons 28th 3 registers

And I believe Reverb are fairly accurate (from the descriptions I've seen anyway).

 

[Cjames]

To me it looks like this was originally an Accordiana by excelsior that someone put an Excelsior nameplate on. Accordiana was their lower tier brand that were good student to intermediate level instruments. They are often regarded as having higher build quality than other instruments in their category. Of course it’s possible that Excelsior marketed their brands differently in different markets, and possibly sold their entire range with one brand name instead of breaking it into 2 or 3 like they did for the US market.

I don’t know the specs of the 320 but looking at the registers it likely has 4 treble reed sets. Pulling the bellows pins to verify might be a good idea. As with any old accordion condition of the internal parts is the most important thing.

Thank you, yes, the nameplate confused me, somewhat.

 

[Cjames]

To me it looks like this was originally an Accordiana by excelsior that someone put an Excelsior nameplate on. Accordiana was their lower tier brand that were good student to intermediate level instruments. They are often regarded as having higher build quality than other instruments in their category. Of course it’s possible that Excelsior marketed their brands differently in different markets, and possibly sold their entire range with one brand name instead of breaking it into 2 or 3 like they did for the US market.

I don’t know the specs of the 320 but looking at the registers it likely has 4 treble reed sets. Pulling the bellows pins to verify might be a good idea. As with any old accordion condition of the internal parts is the most important thing.

Oddly, here's another Model 320 with a similar nameplate.