Visit to MIM in Phoenix, Arizona

[Johnny]

I finally got to visit the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona (USA) this week. Apparently it’s inspired by the MIM in Brussels. One of the guides during my visit said he had counted 53 accordions on display at the moment. It was lots of fun — highly recommend if you have the chance!

Musical Instrument Museum (Phoenix) - Wikipedia

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I took lots of photos of accordions (lol) but don’t want to clutter this place, so just going to post a few favorites..

- Jean Solari accordion, c. 1900, Brussels, Belgium
- accordeon de pied by W. Sobezyc, c. 1920
- A. Parmelli accordion, c. 1920, Cremona, Italy
- Cajun accordion by Marc Savoy, 2009, Eunice, Louisiana
- “Gloria” model by Italo-American Accordion Company, 1935, Chicago, Illinois

 

[Dingo40]

so just going to post a few favorites..

Thanks for sharing!
Accordions de pied are still in use by hobby groups in Poland.
See here:

And here:

The action is reminiscent of the foot pedal harmonium.
One more:

 

[Johnny]

Accordions de pied are still in use by hobby groups in Poland

Very cool, Dingo! The exhibit label suggested some connection with Poland: “Powered by two foot-activated bellows applied to a standard accordion, this instrument probably came from a Polish immigrant working in the mines in Le Creusot, France.”