French atelier taking special orders

[Deleted member 48]

Laccordéonerie, a French maker in Southern France, not far from Toulouse.

The ProtoX models, unique and special orders:
http://laccordeonerie.wixsite.com/l-accordeonerie/protox

En 2017 réalisation de 2 mélodéons particuliers.... dun harmonéon et dun KompleX au look tordu, un basson boite de resonnance très puissant et rond à la fois.

The KompleX having a particular bellows look, see the photo online.

 

[debra]

Interesting find.
I wonder how much interest there is for such special instruments and thus also how they can sustain a business...

 

[Deleted member 48]

Some accordion makers and workshops / ateliers can make enough to survive for decades.
Many makers work alone, or in an atelier with 2 or 3 makers / repair experts.

In Austria you can find Steirisch Harmonika ateliers employing 2 makers or a single maker.

CNC lasercutters and modern technology,...

 

[dunlustin]

I see the maker has been qualified for 12 years and developed his skills with some well known French builders.
He has been an independent for 5 years and has taught alongside two well-respected modern builders since 2014.
I have seen such instruments dismissed as 'folk instruments' in the past whereas they are more about building to certain design constraints.
It looks like he knows what he is doing and has been doing it for a while now.
I am regularly impressed by the modern accordion scene in France. Rather than looking back to some Golden Age there is real innovation going on.
More power to his elbow!
While I'm at it and off subject, nice to see players in France valuing older instruments rather than labelling them of little or no value.