Value of accordion

[Marcy3468]

I am looking for advice. We own a bell accordion model number 3410. It has been sitting in its case for 30 years. I’m just wondering how I can find out the value of it any advice??

 

[Ventura]

it looks well used

i wouldn't risk more than a couple hundred on it personally,
but Bell is a popular and nice quality brand, so you might get more
and it matters a LOT if it is actually playable when someone comes over to
maybe buy it

more photo's, better angle on the front, bellows open, left side
and back for warpage and wear would help

it is likely a 3/4 reed configuration, and was good enugh sounding at one time
to have Microphones installed, so someone gigged with it though it is
closer to a Student level build

 

[Marcy3468]

I really appreciate your reply. Thank you so much for the great advice.

 

[mtj]

Would be nice to see some more photos. Especially a label of where it was made.

 

[Ventura]

Would be nice to see some more photos. Especially a label of where it was made.

by the time he created the Bell brand, he was no longer building his own accordions,
afaik
you can find his earlier brands made in USA to some extent, like Ace

all his accordions as Bell came from Italy, Jim D knows more,
some Duovox models were sourced from Galanti (and that was after they
had stopped marketing their own Galanti brand/label) very fine boxes

 

[mtj]

by the time he created the Bell brand, he was no longer building his own accordions,
afaik
you can find his earlier brands made in USA to some extent, like Ace

all his accordions as Bell came from Italy, Jim D knows more,
some Duovox models were sourced from Galanti (and that was after they
had stopped marketing their own Galanti brand/label) very fine boxes

I know the Bell label was put on instruments from several different suppliers..

But some of the finest accordions I have ever seen were USA made Bells (i.e. 4518), magnificent instruments. The one in the picture doesn't look like the USA ones I've seen and so I was just curious.