Same Accordion for 72 Years!

[Jmcgsd]

This great post was on Facebook this morning.

 

[Chickers]

How grand is that ??
They're both looking to be in great shape.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Ventura]

140 Bass, so i would guess it was a professional model no matter
who actually built it, and looks like it has been well kept,
taken care of and i bet it took care of it's owner pretty well too..

 

[boxplayer4000]

It's an Excelsior.
Is the bass a mixture of Stradella and free bass or could it have a 5th chord?

 

[Dingo40]

or could it have a 5th chord?

The seventh column of bass buttons is most likely a column of minor third counterbasses: quite common among Balkan instruments.

 

[Tom]

I’m not going to make it to 72 years with my first accordion, which I still have.

 

[noelekal]

Now that's staying power!

Fun thread.

The jury is still out on whether my first accordion and I will make it 72 gears. We're on our 60th year this year.

 

[Tom]

Now that's staying power!

Fun thread.

The jury is still out on whether my first accordion and I will make it 72 gears. We're on our 60th year this year.

I think you’re gonna make it!

 

[colinm]

I have made it

 

[noelekal]

I think you’re gonna make it!

Ooo... Tom, I don't know.

I got 12 years to go. Felt totally whopped coming in from yard work a little while ago. Why is it that, when it's 98.6 F outside and I'm 98.6F I feel so baked?

 

[Tom]

Ooo... Tom, I don't know.

I got 12 years to go. Felt totally whopped coming in from yard work a little while ago. Why is it that, when it's 98.6 F outside and I'm 98.6F I feel so baked?

The accordions will keep you going….