Thank you for the reply. Correct me if I am wrong, but Gabbanelli has a shop in Texas where they are supposedly hand made. They do have alesser priced line that is manufactured in China (Norteña brand). I am curious about the made in Texas instruments. Is International Music Company a reputable accordion maker?, I don't know of them.I think they are made by International Music Company (formerly SEM) along with Piermaria accordions.
Hard to know what is what these days. IMC was at some point rumored to have gone out of business, but then they also appeared to still be operational. It was also rumored that the Hohner Mattia line (more or less a Morino replacement after it became clear that customers didn't really want the Morino line made by Pigini)... It's hard to know things for certain without checking what is really going on in and around Castelfidardo. There are a number of companies that make accordions only under brand names that are not their own name. IMC is one of them. You cannot buy an IMC-labeled accordion. The Italian-made Gabbanelli must be made by one of these companies, perhaps IMC, perhaps someone else. All these companies make pretty good accordions. All these accordions contain at least 90% components from "standard" suppliers. If you're lucky they have made the shell and the reed blocks themselves and everything else is likely pretty generic (which doesn't mean bad at all!).Thank you for the reply. Correct me if I am wrong, but Gabbanelli has a shop in Texas where they are supposedly hand made. They do have alesser priced line that is manufactured in China (Norteña brand). I am curious about the made in Texas instruments. Is International Music Company a reputable accordion maker?, I don't know of them.
Thanks for the reply, so the Gabbanelli accordions supposedly "made in Texas", are not hand made made in the USA?Hard to know what is what these days. IMC was at some point rumored to have gone out of business, but then they also appeared to still be operational. It was also rumored that the Hohner Mattia line (more or less a Morino replacement after it became clear that customers didn't really want the Morino line made by Pigini)... It's hard to know things for certain without checking what is really going on in and around Castelfidardo. There are a number of companies that make accordions only under brand names that are not their own name. IMC is one of them. You cannot buy an IMC-labeled accordion. The Italian-made Gabbanelli must be made by one of these companies, perhaps IMC, perhaps someone else. All these companies make pretty good accordions. All these accordions contain at least 90% components from "standard" suppliers. If you're lucky they have made the shell and the reed blocks themselves and everything else is likely pretty generic (which doesn't mean bad at all!).
Can you tell me where, on the Gabbanelli website, it mentions “made in Texas” or “made in USA.” I was not able to find it. I did see that the Norteño brand, as you mentioned, is made in China. And I noticed, that the description for some of the Gabbinelli boxes sometimes includes vague text like “from highly trained Italian artisans” which suggests Italian involvement at some level.Thanks for the reply, so the Gabbanelli accordions supposedly "made in Texas", are not hand made made in the USA?
No, I'm not saying that. The Gabbanelli in Texas may be completely unrelated to the Italian Gabbanelli, or it may be the same. I don't know and it's hard to find out.Thanks for the reply, so the Gabbanelli accordions supposedly "made in Texas", are not hand made made in the USA?
Hi, according to their web site John Gabbanelli arrived from Italy in 1961 and started their company in Texas. Not for sure how he is related to the family in Italy. That was info on their website.No, I'm not saying that. The Gabbanelli in Texas may be completely unrelated to the Italian Gabbanelli, or it may be the same. I don't know and it's hard to find out.
I have not seen anything on the website saying that any manufacturing is done in the US. The store is in the US, but none of the US employees mentioned are responsible for production, they are only involved in the areas having to do with business management and customer service.The web said they are made in Houston Tx.
Hi, I may be way off but I looked for gabbanelli accordions texas. Their site come up and told about their beginning. Have pictures of owners and sales staff. Anyway maybe I'm looking at the wrong Gabbanelli accordion.I have not seen anything on the website saying that any manufacturing is done in the US. The store is in the US, but none of the US employees mentioned are responsible for production, they are only involved in the areas having to do with business management and customer service.
You have a point, I see the shop stuff but maybe that is a repair service.I have not seen anything on the website saying that any manufacturing is done in the US. The store is in the US, but none of the US employees mentioned are responsible for production, they are only involved in the areas having to do with business management and customer service.