Texas Repairs

[aclois]

I was Googling contact information for Nick Balarini of Dallas, TX last night and was saddened to see his obituary posted. He seems to have been a great man!

I have a Hohner Tango IIM that needs to be serviced. I live in Abilene, TX and since there is no one here that does such work, I would like to find someone in the Dallas/Fort Worth or Austin areas to take the instrument to for service. Can you recommend anyone in these locations?

aclois

 

[96Bass]

Try calling Gabbanelli accordions in Houston and see if they can recommend someone in your part of the state.

 

[SteveBox]

Last year, there was a discussion about creating a comprehensive list of accordion shops in North America:

Current Map of US and Canada Accordion Shops/Repairpeople - Input needed

On a whim today, I started a custom google map of all of the accordion sale and repair places in the US and Canada that came to mind or showed up on a quick google search. Here is the link. It is necessarily incomplete, and I would appreciate any help in adding spots that you have a website for...

www.accordionists.info

lordzedd posted the following spreadsheet with the results. There are several in Texas:

 

[aclois]

Try calling Gabbanelli accordions in Houston and see if they can recommend someone in your part of the state.

Thanks for the information.

 

[OuijaBoard]

Here are a few just off the internet, the first is Austin.


guitaraustin.tripod.com/accordions.html. (Accordionworks)

www.melhart.com/t-Accordion_Tuning.aspx

Accordion Rose | Accordion repair, tuning and sales

www.accordionrose.com

You could try contacting Texas Folklife for referrals to skilled and honest techs.

texasfolklife.org/accordian


You could try messaging Carl Finch, founder and accordionist of the legendary Brave Combo polka dementors based in Denton, TX for referrals to skilled and honest accordion techs.

Home of the Brave: North Texas’ Favorite Nuclear Polka Combo Marks 40 Years

Silver-haired fans in worn Brave Combo T-shirts polka alongside toddlers, teenagers and other couples under an August sun beating down on a rooftop bar on Denton’s downtown square. As the dancers shuffle, slide and swirl around the packed dance floor, bandleader Carl Finch calls out: “One more...

www.dallasobserver.com

Gabbanelli I would avoid.

 

[aclois]

Here are a few just off the internet, the first is Austin.


guitaraustin.tripod.com/accordions.html. (Accordionworks)

www.melhart.com/t-Accordion_Tuning.aspx

Accordion Rose | Accordion repair, tuning and sales

www.accordionrose.com

You could try contacting Texas Folklife for referrals to skilled and honest techs.

texasfolklife.org/accordian


You could try messaging Carl Finch, founder and accordionist of the legendary Brave Combo polka dementors based in Denton, TX for referrals to skilled and honest accordion techs.

Home of the Brave: North Texas’ Favorite Nuclear Polka Combo Marks 40 Years

Silver-haired fans in worn Brave Combo T-shirts polka alongside toddlers, teenagers and other couples under an August sun beating down on a rooftop bar on Denton’s downtown square. As the dancers shuffle, slide and swirl around the packed dance floor, bandleader Carl Finch calls out: “One more...

www.dallasobserver.com

Gabbanelli I would avoid.

Thanks for the leads.

 

[Thomas N]

I have an Excelsiola 930 Van Damme model that we purchased around 1983 or so. It needs a complete overhaul. Because it's somewhat rare I would like to have it restored to a very decent condition. I've spoken over the years with Jim D. about it. He's really the only person I would trust with it, but we're on opposite coasts and his recommendation was to find somebody closer if at all possible. I don't need to use the accordion and the repair person could basically keep it for a year and with essentially a blank check. I've researched the California repair shops and honestly none make me very comfortable. Their pictures of restorations and what they work on aren't really what I'm looking for.

I'm in the Los Angeles area so driving it up to the Bay Area isn't out of the question. I'll continue to search.

 

[OuijaBoard]

I have an Excelsiola 930 Van Damme model that we purchased around 1983 or so. It needs a complete overhaul. Because it's somewhat rare I would like to have it restored to a very decent condition. I've spoken over the years with Jim D. about it. He's really the only person I would trust with it, but we're on opposite coasts and his recommendation was to find somebody closer if at all possible. I don't need to use the accordion and the repair person could basically keep it for a year and with essentially a blank check. I've researched the California repair shops and honestly none make me very comfortable. Their pictures of restorations and what they work on aren't really what I'm looking for.

I'm in the Los Angeles area so driving it up to the Bay Area isn't out of the question. I'll continue to search.

Dave's Accordion School

 

[Giovanni]

I was Googling contact information for Nick Balarini of Dallas, TX last night and was saddened to see his obituary posted. He seems to have been a great man!

I have a Hohner Tango IIM that needs to be serviced. I live in Abilene, TX and since there is no one here that does such work, I would like to find someone in the Dallas/Fort Worth or Austin areas to take the instrument to for service. Can you recommend anyone in these locations?

aclois

I'm very sad to read in your email of the Passing of Nick Ballarini .I met him in Dallas at the Texas Accordion Convention many years ago.
A real character with a great passion for Accordions and music.

 

[mbaggio65]

You can also reach out to Nick Ballarini Jr. He picked up his dads work many years ago and is doing a fine job! PM me for his phone number if you are interested.
Markus

 

[Alan Polivka]

I've heard good things about Accordion Rose for repairs in TX.