Crucianelli Pancordion M20 AGE

[debra]

The "grill" does have vents in it but when playing in an orchestra this instrument could not produce the same volume as other (Crucianelli) accordions such as the "Super Video" model I had (also 4 reed LMMM but much louder).
In the end we slowly started moving "up" to Bugari instruments and at some point the whole group played Bugari. The transition period was somewhat difficult because all Crucianelli instruments were tuned 442 and Bugari 440.

 

[darticus]

How do these vents or stops work all 4 move and give me different sounds. I think sound can be shut off also. Ron

 

[debra]

The "flaps" are the register switches, they are not the vents. The Artist had vent-like openings in the rest of the "grille" (more a cover than grille) but the Pancordion does not seem to have them.
There are distinctive differences in accordions where some have grilles that are as open as possible and others partly closed to block some of the sound and be more transparent for others parts. Guilietti for instance has a grille that is less open than many others, and this Pancordion is the most closed of all the accordions I know.

 

[Soulsaver]

3 reeds = 3 reed sets - like Low Middle High for instance. The 'flaps' ('registers' or 'register switches') select various combinations of reed sets , eg L, M, H, L+M, M+H, L+M+H, L+H - could give 7 combinations from 3 reed sets/banks/voices, but not all combinations are a usually option.

 

[Farmer T]

I cannot resist the opportunity to look at other accordions, so this morning one was advertised for sale, and I had to go look. (only 1.5 hour drive one way) It turned out to be a student model Crucianelli (17.5 inch key board) looking a lot like the one that started this thread, but it had 7 shifts on the treble and 2 on the bass. The same combinations Soulsaver just mentioned. When I opened it, I was surprised to see it only had 2 reeds in the bass.
Could not tell by the picture what it was, and the owner did not know much about it except that his mother had purchased it new for him in 1955, had taken some lessons but figured it was not for him so it sat in a closet collecting dust until now. Needed some cleaning and some new leather on some of the keys. I left it for someone else as I do not need another project right now. :lol: I was hoping it might be a full size 4 reed LMMM, with a cassotto, if Crucianelli make such a one.

 

[JIM D.]

The box you looked at had a 4 reed bass - 2 sets in each reed block.
Crucianelli made and still makes many models of PAs and button boxes. In the US they are sold under the name PAN --- http://www.pancordion.com/models.htm

 

[darticus]

Now I'm looking for a student level accordion because their smaller. Maybe 32 bass. Ron

 

[Soulsaver]

Save this going down a duplicate route, Ron already has a thread running on small/student accordions: http://www.accordionists.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3198

 

[Farmer T]

Thanks for the clarification on the bass reed blocks, Jim.
Thanks for the link to pan accordions.