Need advice again!

[wout]

Hello! Here I am again with a question. I always wanted a cassotto instrument since I just am so in love with that smooth sound. Now I had a conversation with the guy selling this one:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Akkordeon-Ke...48a90e0&pid=100011&rk=1&rkt=4&sd=201813006740

and we came to the agreement of me trading my Scandalli polifonico X (I asked scandalli, its been made around 1995) and 350 euros in for the Cassotto. My guess it is once custom built for someone named Kelly and overall it looks like a good italian instrument. Now I am going to try it out end of the month before I make the deal. I have no idea what make this accordion is but if I compare to pictures of instrument it looks similar to Paolo Soprani bodywise and registerwise. I also asked the guy to send me some more pics of the inside. I get a 2 year warrranty with it.

What do you guys think is this a fair deal as far as you can tell?

I mean I know I got the Scandalli for a bargain but I am quite attached to it, so I dont want to give it up to lightly.

Thanks for reading

Wout

 

[debra]

Looks to be in good shape and with at least tipo a mano reeds. Price is reasonable if the instrument indeed plays well.

 

[Soulsaver]

Its not a custom build - Ive seen these come up a few times on ebay.de ... but I dont know much about them.
Does it say Made In Italy on it?

 

[wout]

Thanks! I have googled so much and nothing came up! Not that I know, but I haven't seen the instrument in person yet. The overall design and the small picture of the reedblocks sure do look Italian and its advertised as Italian but I don't know for sure.

 

[wout]

I think I found it, its part of Universal. here it says under the Universal Accordions brand by notes: http://www.accordions.com/articles/chronology.aspx SPA means shared company in spanish at least

 

[JIM D.]

Yes Universal -----

 

[wout]

Interesting actually Kelly was the name of the company who owned universal till 1976. Well not that it matters to much I just think it is very interesting to see the history behind instruments