Which of these is best for a first accordion?

[goldtopia]

My very first accordion was a 72 bass Galotta. As a first accordion it was OK but not one to keep. I sold it to another beginner and bought a Weltmeister Rubin.

 

[Jess]

If I bought the Galotta how much could I sell it for when I outgrew it? If all parts were still working?

 

[Soulsaver]

Have we forgotten it wasn't for you? It was for a 13 year old who wanted to keep it for busking?
About what you can see them going for if you do a bit of research.

 

[Anyanka]

If I bought the Galotta how much could I sell it for when I outgrew it? If all parts were still working?

At that price, you might well be able to resell it for the same amount if your daughter doesnt persevere or upgrades. The Hobgoblin sold my first (really rubbishy) 48 bass for me at a profit.

 

[goldtopia]

An accordion teacher that I use to have decribed Galotta as a workhorse accordion. I'm not sure what's meant by that. It may mean below avearge, one that you can bash about with at home but not play in public. The one that I had was not very good.

 

[artidots]

I had a new black Galotta 72 way back in 1997. It was used for 3 years out in the streets for Morris, but I'm afraid was borrowed and played mainly by the lead musician, not me, as I transferred my affections to Melodeon.

Workhorse is right. It survived very well trundling around on a trolley and all kinds of travel and in much weather too, as well as pretty robust playing and treatment. The cover on the treble side fell off occasionally when the screws came adrift but other than that it was fine. It was loud, quite acceptable tone, and kept it's tuning. My main complaint and the reason I gave up on it, and PA's then, was that it was so HEAVY.

 

[Jess]

How about these two?
I know ebay is slightly frowned upon but its cheap and you can get good deals, these sellers seem okay.

Is 80 bass too much for a beginner?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Accordion..._MusicalInstr_Keyboard_RL&hash=item20e875a39f[/url]

This is another weltmeister stella but 60 bass, 100% positive feedback for seller.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Very-Nice...prg=20131017132637&rk=4&rkt=4&sd=141338977183[/url]

 

[Soulsaver]

No 80 bass is fine - but not this one. '...and seller seems ok'? Only 88% feedback!

What happened about the Galotta?

 

[donn]

Is 80 bass too much for a beginner?

Not at all. I suppose youd have no diminished row; you probably wouldnt miss it for a while.

I dont know anything about the accordion model, but Id be worried about rust. Rust on the exterior can be cleaned up, as the seller says, but the real problem is rust inside, on the reeds. Conditions that would lead to rust on the outside would probably not spare the inside, so Id want to look inside. Honestly, theres a little rust on my accordions reeds and they still play, but I suppose its ultimately fatal and it isnt so easy to clean up.

This is another weltmeister stella but 60 bass, 100% positive feedback for seller.

That looks nice, again dont know anything about it. You dont show your location, but Im just guessing Bulgaria is rather far away? Im a little curious about all the Bulgarian instrument dealers on ebay - have no real reason to believe theres anything wrong there, just a mystery of the east.

 

[goldtopia]

I bought an accordion from Bulgaria once and had to send it back because a couple of the bass notes did not work properly. I lost out on postage both ways. I see mention of an 80 bass accordion. There's not many about but if you decide to buy one don't buy an 80 bass Pigliacampo, unless its very cheap for practice with the intention of buying a better one. The main advantage of an 80 bass is you can play up to 4 or 5 sharps and flats, otherwise a 60 or 72 bass would be adequate to comfortably play up to 3 sharps and flats. Though you can sometimes find a substitute chord button if you want to play up to 4 which I sometimes do.