Which are The Great Acoustic Piano Accordions?

[JIM D.]

Hi Theo; Love to see the pic's also. It's a well known fact that Hermann Goering Commander-in -Chief of the Luftwaffe played the accordion. Not a proven fact but it is rumored that Hermann played a Hohner Regina of 1930's vintage. JIM D.

 

[Soulsaver]

Out of interest Adam - why the Morino VII rather than just Morinos; or other Morino models?

 

[Adam-T]

I did a bit of poking around about the VII N last year and concluded that it was the next best thing to a Gola and offered 180 bass buttons (Freebass + Stradella), 5 voices and from the one I saw the pics of the inside of, Gola-level build quality (My Club Morino N has that too, even the bass machine uses Chromed parts and brass screws) .. I guess all Morinos are classics but they do seem to vary in build

 

[Theo]

Photos of the newly acquired Regina V, with a 1950s Student for comparison.

 

[Soulsaver]

Nice & handy - Are they (must be?) under size keys - looks tight between the blacks... I guess it's standard bass button spacing?

 

[Soulsaver]

I'm starting to prepare some photos from my collection of these. Same thread? Or start a new one?

Petosa AM1100
I've seen 2 of these and both came with additional alternate tuned reeds (to switch from dry to Musette for example) and both had alternate grill - one with mics & controls and the other as acoustic only.

 

[Soulsaver]

Hohner Gola

 

[Adam-T]

Excellent Theo !! the Regina V doesn`t quite pull off the CBA Coup but it gets far closer than you`d think a PA would ..

 

[Glenn]

Glenn -
700 Euros for a CBA version of the Hohnervox with all the electric bits (expander box, pedals etc IF they`re included) doesn`t sound bad to me . make sure its the system you want to play though (C or B Griff)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hohner-At...536&pid=100010&prg=1013&rk=3&sd=321125287285&

Well Ive only gone and done it.
Its mine, accordion, expander (weighs more than the accordion itself), foot-pedal and cables.
According to the brief handbook, it even has a condenser mike inside.
Havent dared plug the electronics in yet as Im not sure my house can stand the current strain

Ill report with pictures when I get the hang of it (assuming I dont electrocute myself).

 

[Soulsaver]

Straying a bit off topic, there Glenn?

 

[JIM D.]

One of the classic accordions PANcordion has not really been seen since the days of Lawrence Welk-- Myron Floren -- And Frankie Yankovic. Joey Muskulin a producer of Grammy winning albums with a musical career of over 4 decades and has collaborated with artists including Paul McCartney and Andy Williams has re-appeared with the Band Riders in the Sky using one of his PANs. Some of you might like this --- --- Joe has more than one PANcordion models he performs with and here he uses his Baton Tone Chamber. They now call him Joey the Cowpolka King. :lol: {} :lol: JIM D.

 

[goldtopia]

Is there a Rolls Royce of accordions ?

 

[Adam-T]

There are high end Russian Classicals which make Hohner Golas look very "mid range" quality , Even Pigini make one which costs over 40,000 UK Pounds.. I don `t think there`s one "Rolls Royce" but a whole fleet of them from different makers and most seem to be Button accordions

 

[Glenn]

I think most of the big makes have a programme whereby you, as purchaser, visit the company and discuss with their engineers and technicians exactly what you need in your bespoke accordion.
eg. top-top quality components, special tunings, cassotto placement, converter arrangements, hand chosen verniers and decoration, everything the customer can possibly want. Add a wadge of money, sprinkle a decent period of time and hey presto you've spent 40k on a new accordion and have a grin broader than a Cheshire cat. Not for the faint of wallet. :|

 

[colinm]

Anyone know what Jack Emblow plays, sounds good
Colinm

 

[Soulsaver]

I think its a 1950-60s Excelsior Symphony with the couplers in an arch & with tone modulator (?) - great jazz tone.

 

[Don Roberts]

One of the classic accordions PANcordion has not really been seen since the days of Lawrence Welk-- Myron Floren -- And Frankie Yankovic. Joey Muskulin a producer of Grammy winning albums with a musical career of over 4 decades and has collaborated with artists including Paul McCartney and Andy Williams has re-appeared with the Band Riders in the Sky using one of his PANs. Some of you might like this --- --- Joe has more than one PANcordion models he performs with and here he uses his Baton Tone Chamber. They now call him Joey the Cowpolka King. :lol: {} :lol: JIM D.

Hi Jim, I have one of the early Pancordion Panjet accordions, I bought it from the original owner. He had bought it as a youngster in Pennsylvania and it didnt appear to have been played. He was living in Colorado and listed it on Craigslist on two occasions and I was the only one that inquired. I quess no one realized what it was. I drove from Wichita to Denver and bought it very reasonable. I could hardly contain my excitement. This accordion is LMMH with the French musette setting.
I will see about getting a photo to post on the other thread.
Regards

 

[Adam-T]

I remember the bizarre leaf couplers on those Panjets - from what I remember they work like Melodeon stops in that they enable or disable a bank of reeds instead of selecting a combination of reedbanks - the upside is that it`s more flexible than the traditional method as there are no limitations of what you can or can`t select (you can have all off too) , the downside is that in the heat of battle, not as fast or intuitive to select what you want as you have to move up to four leafs

 

[JIM D.]

Hi Colinm; Jack Plays an Excelsior Symphony 4/5 reed with Sordina (Grill Mute) and has the original Excelsior electronic pickup. His accordion has the plexiglass type keytops (Non Yellowing) so I would say its around 1960 to 1970 vintage made in Italy. I recently came across a 1946 US made Symphony and purchased it if for only one reason that 1946 is the year I was born. At the present its in the process of a total rebuild and when completed the only way you would get me to part with it is with a mask and a gun. Musically yours; JIM D.

 

[Soulsaver]

Yes Jim - I wasn't sure that the design on this constituted a sordina - hence the question mark. Thanks for the clarification. Great sound on it and some of his quartet's 70's recording are way ahead of his time. :tup: