Scandalli No 721/68 - Looking for more information

[cmead626]

Hello, I have a Scandalli accordion and would like to find out more about it. It has 120 buttons, 41 keys, and 11 key switches.
Does anyone know what model this accordion is? Any information is appreciated. Thank you!

 

[Ben-jammin]

Maybe someone on this forum knows better but my best guess it was an intermediate grade instrument with an impressive feature set (4 sets of treble reeds LMMH) from a reputable builder in the late 60s early 70s. It’s at an age where condition may be an issue. I’m not sure what your intent is but I would recommend getting it checked out by a reputable repair person.

 

[cmead626]

Thank you for your reply. I plan on selling this accordion. My goal is to find more information for the buyer. Thanks again

 

[Dingo40]

I seem to remember an acquaintance owning one of these in the late 1950s.
There was a whole "family" of these in different tunings: LMH, LMMM, LMMH. I think the series was called "Gold Serie"
I have one such in LMMM with "quint " tuning.
One potential design fault with this series was the pallets are attached to the key rods with attachments made of a rubber like compound which tends to harden with age, becomes brittle and fall apart.
There are several threads describing various practical handyman techniques for reattaching the pallets to the rods.
Here's a 3 voiced example for sale:

Scandalli Gold Series 1960s | Reverb Australia

Accordion Scandalli 120 Bass black gold in great condition.Video in photo section. If not visible please contact me.Characteristics:-black & gold-5 registers-2 bass registersCondition:- Registers can be switched super smoothly- Registers sound different and very beautiful!- Bellows has the pe...

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Here's one in red:

Scandalli L 475/ 47 Red Piano Accordion/Accordian/Akordeon | Reverb

You are looking at a used Red Scandalli Piano Accordion that is in very good condition. There are all new straps on the accordion (shoulder, bellow and bass straps). There are 41 treble keys and 120 bass notes with 7 treble registers(2 of them are duplicate, so there are 5 different sounds) and ...

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In black and gold (3 voices) being demonstrated:
There's many more!