Help with Moschino Free Bass Manufacturer?

[David Colpitts]

I have just (yestereday) purchased a very small (25 key) piano accordion with an also very small (15 buttons) Moschino Free Bass left side. As a matter of fact, the ID/Logo says, just that: Moschino FREEBASS. It has no other name or badge, but is stamped "Made in Italy." Inside, it's very neatly made (aside from a rather odd wax repair that is clearly not original) and precise-looking. The only other of that name/logo I can find is bigger, and was sold on Reverb some time ago. Probably a small run ordered by Moschino himself, from some regular factory in Italy....That's what I'd love to know, and to learn of any others, etc. BTW, after a single day of noodling, I like it! It's first in line for my next Janko conversion. I have posted other notes about it, but really not sought any ID sleuthing, which I'd really appreciate. I did see an older Crucianelli accordion whose bass section sort of resembled this one, in its end curves and white panel. But I don't know. Any help will be wonderful.
Thanks!

 

[Zevy]

I have just (yestereday) purchased a very small (25 key) piano accordion with an also very small (15 buttons) Moschino Free Bass left side. As a matter of fact, the ID/Logo says, just that: Moschino FREEBASS. It has no other name or badge, but is stamped "Made in Italy." Inside, it's very neatly made (aside from a rather odd wax repair that is clearly not original) and precise-looking. The only other of that name/logo I can find is bigger, and was sold on Reverb some time ago. Probably a small run ordered by Moschino himself, from some regular factory in Italy....That's what I'd love to know, and to learn of any others, etc. BTW, after a single day of noodling, I like it! It's first in line for my next Janko conversion. I have posted other notes about it, but really not sought any ID sleuthing, which I'd really appreciate. I did see an older Crucianelli accordion whose bass section sort of resembled this one, in its end curves and white panel. But I don't know. Any help will be wonderful.
Thanks!

This looks like the real deal! Here’s a performance by the master of this type of accordion, the late George Secor:

 

[David Colpitts]

This looks like the real deal! Here’s a performance by the master of this type of accordion, the late George Secor:

Wow, Zevy! That's exactly what I got! I had only seen Mr. Secor with the larger Moschinos, and your "catch" makes it seem so much more important and real, somehow. I still wonder what factory he commissioned (or someone did) to make these, and how many there might be. And while I couldn't open the link, I just searched "George Secor Baby Accordion" and got to see it. Wow, indeed! Now, I really have to be careful of it, both when I fix the "glue" put where wax should be (just a couple of small places, thankfully) and when I convert it to Janko on the right hand. By the way, my conversions are non-destructive and easily reversible. I am very excited at the prospects....I'll have a simple isomorphic right hand, and a strangely powerful left hand to figure out. Probably better for me that I have no Stradella experienc to get in my way.

Thanks so much!

 

[David Colpitts]

And somehow now the link opens! Hooray! The other YouTube of him on this "baby accordion" was classical, so very versatile instrument in the right hands.