serenelli accordion legit or fake?

[accordian]

just curious as I can't seem
to find much about this one
I hear serenelli is now Chinese
but on the back of it there is
a piece of metal saying made
in italy

 

[accordian]

 

[geoff45789]

Looks legit to me. Probably 1940s/50s because of the waterfall keyboard (info from Jim )
There was more than one Serenelli involved in accordion manufacture - see http://www.accordions.com/articles/chronology.aspx

 

[triskel]

Yep, very legit. Modelled on Scandalli accordions of the period, like this 1940s grey one I used to own:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/StephenChambers/Accordions/Scandalli 1940s full.jpg

Does it have faired-in feet on the bass end, like that Scandalli

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/StephenChambers/Accordions/Scandalli 1940s feet.jpg

or maybe more like my Casali button accordion, which I suspect may have been made by Serenelli?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/StephenChambers/Accordions/020.jpg

 

[Dingo40]

just curious as I cant seem
to find much about this one
I hear serenelli is now Chinese
but on the back of it there is
a piece of metal saying made
in italy

Nice instrument!

Perhaps the metal plaque (only) is the bit actually made in Italy?

Seriously though, it looks to be from long before the Chinese began making accordions

 

[debra]

...

Seriously though, it looks to be from long before the Chinese began making accordions <EMOJI seq=1f642>?</EMOJI>.

That is the essence. Find any instrument thats over 60 years old and says made in Italy
and you can be pretty sure it is made in Italy and even a lot more sure its not made in China.

Fifty years ago you could already not rely on accordions being made in Italy or Germany according to what their label said but they were definitely not made in China.

 

[accordian]

Yep, very legit. Modelled on Scandalli accordions of the period, like this 1940s grey one I used to own:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/StephenChambers/Accordions/Scandalli 1940s full.jpg>

Does it have faired-in feet on the bass end, like that Scandalli

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/StephenChambers/Accordions/Scandalli 1940s feet.jpg>

or maybe more like my Casali button accordion, which I suspect may have been made by Serenelli?

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b66/StephenChambers/Accordions/020.jpg>

wow almost identical
as for the feet I dont
think so but I added some.

 

[accordian]

...

Seriously though, it looks to be from long before the Chinese began making accordions <EMOJI seq=1f642>?</EMOJI>.

That is the essence. Find any instrument thats over 60 years old and says made in Italy
and you can be pretty sure it is made in Italy and even a lot more sure its not made in China.

Fifty years ago you could already not rely on accordions being made in Italy or Germany according to what their label said but they were definitely not made in China.

ah I see

 

[accordian]

just curious as I cant seem
to find much about this one
I hear serenelli is now Chinese
but on the back of it there is
a piece of metal saying made
in italy

Nice instrument!<EMOJI seq=1f642>?</EMOJI>

Perhaps the metal plaque (only) is the bit actually made in Italy?<EMOJI seq=1f605>?</EMOJI>

Seriously though, it looks to be from long before the Chinese began making accordions <EMOJI seq=1f642>?</EMOJI>.

thanks