Stacie
Newbie
Hi Everyone,
I am new to this forum and to the accordion. I recently purchased an old accordion from an antique store in Roseville, California. I mainly play the saxophone and at the time of purchase knew next to nothing about accordions. I love vintage/antique musical instruments and this one caught my eye because I think it is beautiful, charming, and it sparked my curiosity! I have done a lot of research over the past week and here is what I can tell you about it. It's labeled Les Trois Freres Deveydt, Bruxelles. I found a little piece of paper inside that says Den Haag Westeinde 129 (The Hague, West End, 129). There are also remnants of a label on the back of the bass-side cover, also written in Dutch, that says ‘address’, ‘contents’, and ‘signature’. So, maybe it was made in the Netherlands and sold in Belgium?
The treble section has three rows, and the reed blocks are labeled B-C-E, respectively. It is a button accordion with a 48 straight bass system. To me, it looks very similar to an old Paolo Soprani accordion with the same treble button style and decorative detailing, but with a Belgian straight bass system. I have not been able to find any other accordions with the same bass system and have not been able to find any information about it. I was wondering if you can tell me about it and the layout of the notes, or if you can point me in the right direction (in English, preferably). Also any other info you can provide about the accordion will be greatly appreciated.
The accordion is currently unplayable and I am working on doing the repairs myself. When I disassembled it I found that the support beam for the treble reed blocks had fallen off along with all three reed blocks. Surprisingly, only a couple of reeds fell out. I have glued the support beam back in place and the blocks fit back in securely now. On the bass side, a handful of reeds have fallen off. I purchased new leather valves and accordion wax and will work on replacing everything soon. The bellows look to be in pretty good shape, as far as I can tell! I have straightened a few bent bass buttons and carefully cleaned the mechanism. Let me know if this is rare & valuable, and belongs in a museum. Otherwise, at the very least, I think I can put it back together and make some noise with it
Here are some pictures of the accordion. Thanks for your time!
Stacie
I am new to this forum and to the accordion. I recently purchased an old accordion from an antique store in Roseville, California. I mainly play the saxophone and at the time of purchase knew next to nothing about accordions. I love vintage/antique musical instruments and this one caught my eye because I think it is beautiful, charming, and it sparked my curiosity! I have done a lot of research over the past week and here is what I can tell you about it. It's labeled Les Trois Freres Deveydt, Bruxelles. I found a little piece of paper inside that says Den Haag Westeinde 129 (The Hague, West End, 129). There are also remnants of a label on the back of the bass-side cover, also written in Dutch, that says ‘address’, ‘contents’, and ‘signature’. So, maybe it was made in the Netherlands and sold in Belgium?
The treble section has three rows, and the reed blocks are labeled B-C-E, respectively. It is a button accordion with a 48 straight bass system. To me, it looks very similar to an old Paolo Soprani accordion with the same treble button style and decorative detailing, but with a Belgian straight bass system. I have not been able to find any other accordions with the same bass system and have not been able to find any information about it. I was wondering if you can tell me about it and the layout of the notes, or if you can point me in the right direction (in English, preferably). Also any other info you can provide about the accordion will be greatly appreciated.
The accordion is currently unplayable and I am working on doing the repairs myself. When I disassembled it I found that the support beam for the treble reed blocks had fallen off along with all three reed blocks. Surprisingly, only a couple of reeds fell out. I have glued the support beam back in place and the blocks fit back in securely now. On the bass side, a handful of reeds have fallen off. I purchased new leather valves and accordion wax and will work on replacing everything soon. The bellows look to be in pretty good shape, as far as I can tell! I have straightened a few bent bass buttons and carefully cleaned the mechanism. Let me know if this is rare & valuable, and belongs in a museum. Otherwise, at the very least, I think I can put it back together and make some noise with it
Here are some pictures of the accordion. Thanks for your time!
Stacie
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