Is Scandalli a good accordion?

The World’s Most Famous Italian Accordion The Scandalli Super VI is legendary. But Scandalli also makes a wide range of high quality accordions including their premier wood grain Intense models, lightweight Air series and the elegant Polifonico models.

How do I identify my accordion?

You can determine this by looking at the switches located above the treble keyboard. If there are only 2-4 switches, the accordion probably has two treble reed banks (most commonly a Low and a Middle bank, or LM). The switches will also illustrate with lines or dots how many reed sets there are.

What is a Frontalini accordion worth?

Price: $ 599.00.

What is the best brand of accordion?

Top 5 Best Accordion Brands

• Hohner. When we’re talking about accordions in general, there’s no way to avoid mentioning Hohner.
• Roland.
• Excalibur.
• Weltmeister.
• D’Luca.
• Best Budget Accordion: Hohner 1305.
• Best for the Money: Hohner Bravo III 72.
• Best Overall: Tulskaya Garmon Bayan Tula 209.

How much are old accordions worth?

120 bass piano accordions in good condition start at about USD 300, but you might find old, 2-voice instruments for about USD 100; on the other hand, full size, 3/4, 3/5 or 4/5 reeds, 120 bass instruments of a good brand are a bit more expensive.

How do you date an accordion?

The age, make, model and the condition of the accordion are considered when determining the monetary value of your accordion. Write down the accordion’s serial number, brand name, model number and the manufacturer’s name. All this information is located on the accordion.

Are old accordions worth any money?

What is the most expensive accordion?

The Pigini Mythos accordion is the most expensive of any accordions, and is worth a cool $40,000.

Are accordions worth anything?

Finally, the value depends on the size and the possibilities of the accordion. A diatonic accordion is usually worth less than a piano accordion, and small piano accordions are worth less than large piano accordions.

What is an old accordion worth?

Can accordions go out of tune?

That said, accordions will eventually go out of tune and need to be tuned by a professional. A proper tuning requires that the reeds first be serviced so that the wax, valve and tongue on each side are positioned properly.

Are accordions still made?

Diatonic accordions are still manufactured since they are often used in folk music. Common types include the melodeon, the continental club model, and the British chromatic. A recent invention are the electronic piano accordions.

Which is the best brand of Italian accordion?

The brand. An example is Titano; Titano is a good brand by the way (and so is Pancordion). And Italian accordions are (were) almost without exception made in the town of Castelfidardo. For diatonic accordions (with usually two rows of buttons both left and right), ‘good brands’ are Castagnari and Saltarelle.

Which is better Zupan or Weltmeister accordions?

(Zupan is Slovenian, though; and Weltmeister is ‘West-European now. and it seems that their quality has improved). For some brands, the year in which the accordion was made is very important: for some, old accordions are ok, but newer ones have been ‘cost-optimised’, resulting in a lesser quality.

What kind of accordion does Collin Dipper play?

Bastari/Stagi/Hohner/Gremlin/Titano etc. concertinas are factory-made Italian concertinas – closer in internal construction to accordions than real concertinas – and have little resale value compared to a vintage handmade concertina of English manufacture. Collin Dipper’s instruments are quite ok again: he’s got a waiting list of about two years!

Which is more expensive a diatonic accordion or a concertina?

That does not seem to be true for diatonic accordions, though: there, as long as the number of buttons and registers is the same, the smaller the box, the more expensive it is. Also, concertinas might be small, but that doesn’t mean they are cheap. Don Nichols once said that his Wheatstone concertina was more expensive than his pickup truck!