wbfnz
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This is old, quite square on the corners. It's in rough condition and I'm going to get it back up and running. Any help greatly appreciated. Here in New Zealand there is not much info to be found.
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Can someone please help to date this Paolo Soprani that I have just acquired.
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The curvature of the keyboard places it as an older model. The lack of waterfall keys and general design places it in the 50's-60's.
wbfnz
Newbie
Thanks for your help
noelekal
The Home For Wayward Accordions
Thanks for joining us and posting your thread with a photo! Your accordion is fun to see. We hope you'll keep us posted about your rehab progress on your Paolo Soprani.
Red, and curved keyboard to boot!
When I was a kid I'd see the odd red accordion in the inventory of the studio where I took accordion lessons. Red has always been my favorite color. I yearned for a red accordion way back then.
Still do actually. I've thought about picking up a cheap full sized red accordion off of ebay, just 'cause.
Red, and curved keyboard to boot!
When I was a kid I'd see the odd red accordion in the inventory of the studio where I took accordion lessons. Red has always been my favorite color. I yearned for a red accordion way back then.
Still do actually. I've thought about picking up a cheap full sized red accordion off of ebay, just 'cause.
wbfnz
Newbie
thanks for your comments I'll post a photo of my good accordion ... also Red!!
Squeezebox Of Delights
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I'd be very surprised if it's that late. By the 60s, Italian boxes had pretty much fully transitioned to the sleek, smooth instruments we know today. Looking at the general boxy shape - and the two toggle-style (that is, I assume they turn individual reed banks on and off like stops on an organ, rather than selecting preset combinations) register switches, I'd say this is maybe late 30s but probably 1940s. As for not having waterfall keys, not all instruments were built like that. I've seen more old accordions without waterfall keys than with, so not having them definitely doesn't mean that it isn't a certain age!
wbfnz
Newbie
Thanks for your thoughts. I had also thought it would have been older but open to others advice. Yes the 2 toggle switches give the reed selections, and in the bass reeds the metal slider that turns on or off the reeds is located internal to the reed block, something I hadn't seen before. I'm putting the reeds back into the blocks at the moment and then I can hear the instrument proper.
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wbfnz
Newbie
An update for your info. I've posted in the general thread and also put a link to youtube. Here it is
noelekal
The Home For Wayward Accordions
Well ... thar she blows!
Very good! Thanks for the video!
It's a smart looking accordion.
What is your assessment of the instrument after giving it a test drive? How does it compare with your main squeeze accordion? Is it tighter now after you went into it? Did you form any opinion of the curved keyboard design's ergonomics?
Very good! Thanks for the video!
It's a smart looking accordion.
What is your assessment of the instrument after giving it a test drive? How does it compare with your main squeeze accordion? Is it tighter now after you went into it? Did you form any opinion of the curved keyboard design's ergonomics?
wbfnz
Newbie
I'll need to 'tighten' it up a bit first. I like the tones and basically in tune so I'll try to just get it playing better the make some comparisons .
Dingo40
Been here for ages!
Some Hohners also had the curved keyboard 
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www.libertybellows.com
:6085 - Silver Vintage Curved Hohner Piano Accordion LMMM 41 120
Type: Piano Accordion Reeds: 4/5 LMMM Treble: 41 Keys, 19.25(49cm) Key to Key, 1 Register Bass: 120 Bass Buttons, 0 Registers Weight: 20lbs / 9kg Features: Vintage restored Hohner with rare curved keyboard, switch between LMMM and MMM
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