Bugari Opera Maple

[96Bass]

Made from maple, these seem to be very rare.
These are not listed on the Bugari website. I found one on their facebook page and on a couple of youtube videos.







CBA model at around 1:05

 

[OuijaBoard]

Whew. I see an Omnia bayan in mere black celluloid priced just under 29,000 euro, at bugari.de.

 

[debra]

Whew. I see an Omnia bayan in mere black celluloid priced just under 29,000 euro, at bugari.de.

As always the "law of diminishing returns" applies. The highest-end accordions easily cost 50% more than the other high-end accordions, which again cost 50% more than the very good workhorses just below that... (And of course the price at bugari.de is a list price which is set extra high so that dealers can pretend to be giving large discounts.
The reality of accordions is that when you get a good workhorse you can be very very happy with it for a very long time. What you shouldn't do is then try one of the highest-end accordions because it will only make you unhappy knowing that the excellent accordion you have isn't the very best money can buy.

 

[Walker]

Ambassador, with this Bugari Bayan Omnia Opera Maplewood "beige" edition, you are really spoiling us!

But I'd rather have a Ferrero Rochet instead...



Eccellente!

 

[saundersbp]

Ambassador, with this Bugari Bayan Omnia Opera Maplewood "beige" edition, you are really spoiling us!

@petch and I both played this instrument in the Bugari showroom. A definite 'objet d'art' which would suit the ambassadors collection or more likely a retired dentist or city lawyer as their 'beginner' instrument!

 

[debra]

@petch and I both played this instrument in the Bugari showroom. A definite 'objet d'art' which would suit the ambassadors collection or more likely a retired dentist or city lawyer as their 'beginner' instrument!

Ah yes, when money is of no concern...

 

[OuijaBoard]

I see dealer prices on the black celluloid versions around 20,000 euro-ish. The maple and the extra bells and whistles with that special edition must take it up another 7,000 or more, as a guess. New digital Leica cameras do come to mind . . .

 

[JerryPH]

I am seeing that bar to activate Free Bass, and with a name like Bayan Omnia Opera and had better sound good... but I am definitely not getting any Bayan vibes from the samples that I have heard so far, just the solid clear and clean high quality accordion (that is obviously gorgeous!).

I really like Bugari, they are at the forefront of the game in many ways compared to about anyone else today, but they need to be a bit more careful about falling in to the name game or deliver what they are advertising!

 

[OuijaBoard]

I am seeing that bar to activate Free Bass, and with a name like Bayan Omnia Opera and had better sound good... but I am definitely not getting any Bayan vibes from the samples that I have heard so far, just the solid clear and clean high quality accordion (that is obviously gorgeous!).

I really like Bugari, they are at the forefront of the game in many ways compared to about anyone else today, but they need to be a bit more careful about falling in to the name game or deliver what they are advertising!

It actually is the "Opera line." See this Bugari FB post, which includes photos of a PA version, and it also comes in a C system version.




But you're right, their product text is confusing. The FB post says "Opera line," but goes on to describe "Our incredible masterpiece BAYAN OMNIA OPERA,". with photos of . . . a PA.

 

[JerryPH]

But you're right, their product text is confusing. The FB post says "Opera line," but goes on to describe "Our incredible masterpiece BAYAN OMNIA OPERA,". with photos of . . . a PA.

It's not so much the PA side that could make or break it as a PA but the sound of the bass. A Bayan is defined as having deep powerful bass... I've not heard anything of the sort, just good old standard Stradella and FB tones that would come on any other Bugari accordion.

 

[OuijaBoard]

Well, the 3 or 4 people able to afford one may have some confusion ahead! Pretty as a picture, though.

 

[Ffingers]

Bayan is the latinised version of the Rus word for accordion.
We may be misusing the word to describe a particular kind of accordion.

 

[Dingo40]

Fingers,
I have a publication called "School for Bayan" ( in Russian). ( As was common in Soviet times, the text is printed in two adjoining columns, one is in Russian, the adjoining column is in the vernacular of the Socialist Soviet Republic it is intended for.)
It's meant as a fairly extensive introduction to playing the PA: no mention of what we know as "Bayan" whatever.
I always wondered about that, but now I understand!
Thanks!

 

[JerryPH]

Bayan is the latinised version of the Rus word for accordion.
We may be misusing the word to describe a particular kind of accordion.

I'm not so sure.

The Russian word for accordion is as shown above. My (admittedly minor) point here are certain words used to identify and classify them for various accordions. A French (musette) accordion or Scottish or even terms like classical for example.

I agree that they are easily often misused, but if someone says they manufacture a French accordion for me that means that it is tuned to make a certain sound. If someone calls their accordion a Bayan, I would instantly expect certain traits as well (for example a B-system chromatic with strong and deep bass and B-system free bass with the lowest notes at the "bottom".

Lately PA "bayans" are coming out and most at least try to have the deep and powerful bass quality, but in the case of this lovely accordion, I am not hearing it, which brings to the front an undesirable practice by the manufacturers where they end up shooting themselves in the foot trying to take advantage of a popular term to draw in people to purchase this beautiful box thinking it can make the sound of the kind of accordion it represents itself as, but doesn't.

No doubts it is an amazing accordion, but by sound, it does not appear to have the sonic qualities of a Bayan, that's all that I am saying.

 

[danp76]

Bugari does make some great accordions. I was thinking about this model, not sure if it’s better with the new Bluestar reeds or Binci, Voci, Artigiana, etc. I believe it can be constructed in maple or walnut.

 

[JerryPH]

I was thinking about this model, not sure if it’s better with the new Bluestar reeds or Binci, Voci, Artigiana, etc.

I would not be sure either, but I wonder even if 0.00001% of all accordion players would-wide would be able to tell you by sound what reed manufacturer's reeds are installed without looking at the cheat sheet or the reeds... haha!