Lasse Pihlajamaa

[Glenn]

Anyone have a clue what make this accordion is?
It's being played by the famous Finnish accordionist Lasse Pihlajamaa (as referenced from the Johanna Juhola thread).
I love the decoration on the grill.

 

[Glenn]

Here is a so called Lasse Pihlajamaa accordion.
The website (as far as my Finnish goes) says its made in Italy.
Any guess where?

http://www.tampereenmusiikki.fi/verkkokauppa/lasse_pihlajamaa_timangi-p-33127-64/[/url]

 

[mjh]

The one in the first picture is of Finnish make, if I'm not mistaken it says "Kouvola" (my old hometown, incidentally) in the upper right corner, that's where the last Scandinavian (or Nordic?) accordion factory used to operate until its closing in 1995. It was the last of the three Finnish accordion factories to close. No idea if Lasse Pihlajamaa had them made in Finland until 1995, or if they switched before that. Nowadays it seems they're in business with Pigini. No idea if they've had other Italian partners.

E: Judging by the decorations and the number of couplers, the one in the second picture seems to be the same model that the Kuunkuiskaajat accordionist Susan Aho has. I'd say it's likely to be a Pigini, but can't be sure.