What Accordion is this? Need info!

[Maxredunculus]

I have a Bayan that my relative gave me when I went to Ukraine in the summer. I want to know if anybody would be willing to help me identify this instrument, where it's made, what year its made Etc... Take a look at the pictures. Thank you

 

[Morne]

I can tell you so far that the name is Kreminne (кремінне).

You can find quite a few of them online by Ukrainian sellers:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw=kreminne+bayan
http://accordion-bayan.com/search/?search=кремінне

One seller says they were made at an instrument factory in Kreminne: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-soviet...277103?hash=item3d15a7176f:g:8RsAAOSwGYVW-DBC

Here is a translated article about the Kreminne factory:
https://translate.google.com/transl...rumentariyu-kreminskoї-muzichnoї-fabriki.html

It looks like the factory produced instruments from around 1930 - 1990.

 

[george garside]

It looks like its a B system continental chromatic

 

[truthinbeer]

It looks upside down. :?

 

[Judith M.]

Nice research, Morne.

 

[Maxredunculus]

Thank you very much. one question how do find the particular year of this one? do i have to use a serial number?