Micandelli Accordian

[Lesley]

Hi,

I have recently purchased a Micandelli Accordion, made about the 1950s & wondered if anyone can tell me anything about the Micandelli factory?
Suspect its been a small factory & maybe it didn't run for very long?

Its a sweet little accordion, well made.

Any information on its beginnings would be welcome.

Thanks
Lesley

 

[ColoRodney]

That's a weird script--could be Micandelli, Mirandelli, Mitandelli... It may not be a factory at all. It might be a music school that ordered up some accordions for sale at the shop. The maker is probably very hard to find, and doesn't matter as much as what condition it's in, how it sounds, and whether it is good for playing the music you want to play.

 

[Lesley]

Hi,
Thanks for your thoughts on the accordion. I to struggled with the script,its a tricky one to make out.
Its in good condition. i had it professionally serviced, tuned etc and its got a nice sound to it.
It looks like a child's accordion as the keys are short but the breadth is broader than what would be on a child's accordion.
Lesley

 

[dak]

I to struggled with the script,its a tricky one to make out.

It's clearly "Mirandelli", and an image search will turn up lots of instruments, partly with quite more legible inscription.

 

[Lesley]

Cheers
Lesley

 

[debra]

It's clearly "Mirandelli", and an image search will turn up lots of instruments, partly with quite more legible inscription.

I fully agree it reeds as Mirandelli. Not too difficult a script to read. What I struggled the most with was something that read like "Pasta fuori" (valid Italian in any case) but I later learned that it actually was intended to be read as Castagnari... go figure...

 

[Lesley]

Mirandelli it is then

 

[Ffingers]

I fully agree it reeds as Mirandelli. Not too difficult a script to read. What I struggled the most with was something that read like "Pasta fuori" (valid Italian in any case) but I later learned that it actually was intended to be read as Castagnari... go figure...

People who eat while performing are an abomination - no wonder there was food over the instrument’s exterior.