My Mom passed away last week and was an excellent accordion player and teacher. She was my accordion teacher when I was younger. I started at age 9 and played throughout high school, but when I graduated from high school, I went on to study music in college as a flute player. My Mom had several accordions, two of which went to my sister (a 12 bass beginner and a beautiful Petosa), and 3 came home with me (a 12 bass beginner, my old Titan that was my first 'real' accordion and my Mom's first professional accordion a Crucianelli Magicvox).
The Magicvox is the accordion my Mom played when I took lessons with her and was the one that I taught on for the first time, which led me to become a music teacher. I have now been teaching (not accordion) for 42 years.
I am wanting to find out more about the history of my Mom's accordion maker and where I might perhaps find a manual of some kind that will help me to know how to properly work the different settings. I have her amp also and both the accordion and the amp still work, even though they sat in her garage for about 25 years after she got her Petosa.
I would also like to know where I might find new or used straps that I could buy. It did not have straps with it because my mom used a stand. My sister has the stand, but is using it for one of her accordions, so I would like to purchase some, but have no idea where to look. I would like some that are well padded because the accordion is quite heavy. Currently I have straps from an old accordion that I had here already, but I think heavier padding would be better.
I played my Mom's accordion last night after I arrived home. I still remember how, though I am rusty after not playing for 35 years. I think my Mom would have smiled to know that I was playing it and bringing it back to life again.
The Magicvox is the accordion my Mom played when I took lessons with her and was the one that I taught on for the first time, which led me to become a music teacher. I have now been teaching (not accordion) for 42 years.
I am wanting to find out more about the history of my Mom's accordion maker and where I might perhaps find a manual of some kind that will help me to know how to properly work the different settings. I have her amp also and both the accordion and the amp still work, even though they sat in her garage for about 25 years after she got her Petosa.
I would also like to know where I might find new or used straps that I could buy. It did not have straps with it because my mom used a stand. My sister has the stand, but is using it for one of her accordions, so I would like to purchase some, but have no idea where to look. I would like some that are well padded because the accordion is quite heavy. Currently I have straps from an old accordion that I had here already, but I think heavier padding would be better.
I played my Mom's accordion last night after I arrived home. I still remember how, though I am rusty after not playing for 35 years. I think my Mom would have smiled to know that I was playing it and bringing it back to life again.
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) is very knowledgeable about the history of the Crucianelli and Titan/Titano makes.
