icepug
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Hello everyone. This is my first post on this forum so I thought I would introduce myself. I’m Peter from Bedfordshire, England.
My Grandad, bless his soul. Died 16 years ago and his beloved accordion has been in limbo since then whilst the family decided who got the family heirloom. As luck would have it, I was deemed to be the new custodian of this piece of family history.
My Grandad busked his way from Glasgow to London in the 40’s. Settled down and had his family. As his young family where growing up, to make a few extra pounds he would frequently busk on the streets or play in the local bars/clubs of the west end. He was also the musical accompaniment of a comic duo name the Luna Boys in the 50’s.
So here I am, 2022 with an accordion I would most definitely like to do justice by learning how to play it. As you can imagine, this is all very new to myself. I have some musical knowledge but no knowledge of the accordion other than my memories of my Grandad getting it out at New Year’s Eve and any other acceptable moment and giving us all a tune. Memories of my Nan singing along with him to some highland jig of one sort or another.
Me and my Aunt recently visited Allodi accordions in London so Emilio could have a good look and tell us what kind of condition it is in. Thankfully, other than a few adjustments, he said the accordion is in magnificent condition so I should have no worries in playing it. Turns out my Grandad knew his dad Bruno Allodi so the connection was quite magical.
As you can see from the photos, It’s a Ranco accordion. Purchased in 1956 for £166. My knowledge is next to nothing so anything you can tell me about this instrument would be greatly helpful. Feel free to bombard me with any information you may have whether about the instrument directly or on how to play it.
Many thanks for taking time to read this thread and I hope to at least be able to get a decent sounding tune out of it one day soon.
My Grandad, bless his soul. Died 16 years ago and his beloved accordion has been in limbo since then whilst the family decided who got the family heirloom. As luck would have it, I was deemed to be the new custodian of this piece of family history.
My Grandad busked his way from Glasgow to London in the 40’s. Settled down and had his family. As his young family where growing up, to make a few extra pounds he would frequently busk on the streets or play in the local bars/clubs of the west end. He was also the musical accompaniment of a comic duo name the Luna Boys in the 50’s.
So here I am, 2022 with an accordion I would most definitely like to do justice by learning how to play it. As you can imagine, this is all very new to myself. I have some musical knowledge but no knowledge of the accordion other than my memories of my Grandad getting it out at New Year’s Eve and any other acceptable moment and giving us all a tune. Memories of my Nan singing along with him to some highland jig of one sort or another.
Me and my Aunt recently visited Allodi accordions in London so Emilio could have a good look and tell us what kind of condition it is in. Thankfully, other than a few adjustments, he said the accordion is in magnificent condition so I should have no worries in playing it. Turns out my Grandad knew his dad Bruno Allodi so the connection was quite magical.
As you can see from the photos, It’s a Ranco accordion. Purchased in 1956 for £166. My knowledge is next to nothing so anything you can tell me about this instrument would be greatly helpful. Feel free to bombard me with any information you may have whether about the instrument directly or on how to play it.
Many thanks for taking time to read this thread and I hope to at least be able to get a decent sounding tune out of it one day soon.
