Nobility?

[KathyC]

I am in Illinois, USA. Does anybody know anything about the Nobility accordion company in Chicago? Is it still in business? Were they just basic accordions?
The one I have is pretty basic looking black-and-white noble. I can’t find a serial number.
(I did have a beautiful accordion as a child, but it got stolen. When I find an old picture, I’m going to see if I can figure out what brand that was. I wish I still had it. It was stunning.)
I was thinking of giving this accordion to some friends that are musicians, but I might hang onto it and just wondered about it. The case has an old brass nobility tag near the handle and I think it says Noble on the black-and-white accordion.

 

[Dingo40]

Welcome, Kathy!
Good luck with finding your picture and a replacement accordion!
I found this snippet on the web:
"Noble accordion was made by Gabbanelli in the late 1940's through the mid 1960's in Italy and imported by Don Noble of Chicago (same logo as Gabbanelli)"
And this thread:

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Thread 'Original Manufacturer of Noble Accordion?'

Dec 21, 2016

Hi, Folks, and A Jolly Christmas to you All....

A few months ago, I purchased the instrument in the video referenced below -- its a lovely Noble, and Im very happy with it. Noble accordions were sold by the Don Noble company of Chicago, USA, which has long been out of business. Ive read that most of them were actually manufactured by Gabbanelli, but others are from other manufacturers. Liberty Bellows, from which I purchased the instrument, was not able to identify its origin.

Im wondering if any of my Accordion Comrades here might have some information about its original manufacturer...

• SteveH
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