Mercedes accordion
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Dingo40
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Hi TBONE, and welcome!
I've never heard of this make: neither has Google. It sounds like it could be Chinese?
What makes you think it's German?
Could we possibly see some more revealing photos?
I've never heard of this make: neither has Google. It sounds like it could be Chinese?
What makes you think it's German?
Could we possibly see some more revealing photos?
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Dingo40
Been here for ages!
Well, I'm stumped! 
Ventura
Been here for ages!
my dear tbone
you will be doing a service to open it up for inspection,
so that you can verify this is (likely) a scam and the Mercedes
brand and made in Germany pin are falsely used
if you reflect, on the surface the Mecedes brand name
is very much controlled.. not something you would
ever see on a Toaster or Espresso machine or Vacuum
cleaner much less an accordion
obviously, there is one source in "your market area"
for these, as there are several for sale, but no-where else in the world..
so it is deliberate.. and very suspicious
likely they chose this piano keyboard model because it was available
and incredibly cheap to buy, since they still made a profit offering it
"for a song"
of course, anyone seriously making an accordion in Europe
(expensive to do) for French accordionists
would first have a chromatic model to offer
yes please open it up and check with a government agency
convenient to you regarding import fraud brand fraud and
misrepresenation of a product
you will be doing a service to open it up for inspection,
so that you can verify this is (likely) a scam and the Mercedes
brand and made in Germany pin are falsely used
if you reflect, on the surface the Mecedes brand name
is very much controlled.. not something you would
ever see on a Toaster or Espresso machine or Vacuum
cleaner much less an accordion
obviously, there is one source in "your market area"
for these, as there are several for sale, but no-where else in the world..
so it is deliberate.. and very suspicious
likely they chose this piano keyboard model because it was available
and incredibly cheap to buy, since they still made a profit offering it
"for a song"
of course, anyone seriously making an accordion in Europe
(expensive to do) for French accordionists
would first have a chromatic model to offer
yes please open it up and check with a government agency
convenient to you regarding import fraud brand fraud and
misrepresenation of a product
Squeezebox Of Delights
Active member
Looks pretty German to me, very much like something that would have come out of the VEB factory 50 odd years ago. In fact, the search term "Akkordeon Mercedes" immediately brought up an auction (https://www.auktionen-in-heidelberg...onie-akkordeons-klingenthal-ddr-1950er-jahre/) for a similar old red East German box that has clearly had the Mercedes name on it since it left the factory. Even if it was Chinese, it would have to be a very old model as none of their commonly rebranded instruments look anything like this. I doubt it's worth getting government agencies or Mercedes Benz involved - I don't think anyone's going to take legal action over a defunct accordion manufacturer that happened to use a similar name to a car company on some of their instruments!
Squeezebox Of Delights
Active member
Also, some more Googling reveals the existence of the Mercedes II trombone, and the Mercedes De Luxe piano, both made by entirely different companies. Mercedes is just a name, so it's not implausible that multiple brands would use it for their products.
Ventura
Been here for ages!
"Akkordeon Mercedes"
good thought.. and you found a clue about an old one !
that there are suddenly 3 available made me think this
one specifically was new
good thought.. and you found a clue about an old one !
that there are suddenly 3 available made me think this
one specifically was new
Ventura
Been here for ages!
worldwide Mercedes being one thing but specifically German
products with "mercedes" is another i would think..
products with "mercedes" is another i would think..
Squeezebox Of Delights
Active member
It's actually a really handy trick I worked out for researching musical instruments. You often get very different - and more useful - results if you search in the language of the country that the instrument comes from!
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