What to look for when buying an used accordion
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- čas přidán 31. 08. 2013
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My dad saw an accordion at a thrift store he was considering purchasing, and this has been quite informative on what to look for.
Very helpful. Wow, lots to check but considering the cost of fixing an accordion, it is well worth taking the time.
I once had a tiny hint of mildew from a nice ebay accordion I still play regularly and got rid of it pretty quick. I removed the bellows and Reed blocks and shined an Ultra violet light in and on everything for about 30 minuites. That seemed to have removed the smell. Has that wonderful and unique old papery wood accordion smell.
I picked up a vintage accordion from a antique store for 80$ has 2 switches above the keyboard they did not work. Last key on the keyboard was sticky and another key was lifted higher than the rest. Bass side had 1 sticky button out of the 120. No bad reeds on bass side. 3 reeds on keyboard side are silent on bellows push. Sticky keys can be fixed easily. Mine had a peace of wood shaving stuck in it. The base button wire was slightly bent fixed with needle nose pliers. The keyboard switches had slipped from the catch and was fixed when I opened the front to straighten the lifted key. Replacement reed flaps and reeds can be bought online mid price. Reeds are held on to the blockes with wax. An afternoon with proper tools and some intelligence is all that's need to fix a second hand accordion. Builds character. Only shotty accordions have rivited left hand straps.
Unfortunately accordions are not all built the same . It can take days to fix some accordions, some intelligence is a necessity , patience is definitely needed, especially if your going to try tuning one yourself !
my old accordion had a sticky key and button. it was a pain to repair. I did it myself because I don't believe I should have an instrument if I am not willing to learn how to maintain and repair it.
What’s the problem when it sounds asthmatic on a couple of the buttons?? Are there special tools required to work on the accordion?? Where does one order them??
@@daisyduke7473 im not sure what the problem would be. Does it make a note? There are special tools for accordion repair. Im not sure where to get them. I know that most issues can be repaired with some basic tools and some ingenuity.
Great video. Very glad I checked it out because there's one on sell at a local electronic shop near where I live. Unfortunately, it does have one sticky key.
Hi David i'm watching from UK and thanks for the good and clear advice !
Thanks David, really appreciate the information!
very useful. These tips are hard to find, and good for the newbie.
wow. thank you for this video. so nice
Thank you! I'll keep this in mind!
Super useful - thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! About to (possibly) go buy my first accordian, a Hohner Verdi i, and will put all these tips into practice!
You like that 3 voices Verdi? It has a slow beating tremolo.Nice to hear but somewhat powerless.... perhaps later a bit of boring? Best is a box with 3 voiced tremolo,which you can reduce by muting one of the 3 reeds.(ooo or oo)
very good lesson, thank you!
Great lesson!
smilncynic @%
I have bought accordions on ebay before and most were in good condition as long as the price is around the range that it should cost. If the accordion is priced too low then there’s usually a problem with it. Always ask the seller questions.
Great Video! shoulder looking better. I've seen a lot of videos on this subject and i must say your video is thorough and to the point, for us rookie's it important to know what to do on this subject. Can you put out a video on the different types of accordions just a little home work like you give every week teach lol thanks again. 1 of your many students.
Edwin Maldonado pardon me , but the size of the accordion depends on the size of the person.
As an adult I can not play one of less than 18""
Also if you need a professional sound you need the more full size
Thanks.
Awesome video ✌🏻
I always wanted those C-system chromatic accordions that’s commonly played all over France and Portugal (companies like Piermaria, Cavagnolo, Fratelli Crosio, Maugein, etc.), but it’s hard to find a second-hand model that meets my personal criteria.
I got my grandmother's accordion, and it has the musty smell the highest key on the keyboard is sticky, the bass keys stick a little, and the latch's screw in the bottom pulled its threads out is if cheaper to repair or replace
Thank you very much sir!
Thanks, awesome!
YES your correct, buying a acc on ebay is a game of chance.....
Have you heard of the brand Rani? I just bought one at a flea market and used this video as a guide, and man, this thing sounds sweet! And it's beautiful and vintage. I can't find anything about it online though. It has 6 emulation buttons for different instruments on the keyboard side and 3 more on the bass key side.
Clarinet, oboe, organ, piccolo, bandon & bassoon. It also has some sort of sustain button (bar) along the edge of the keyboard. I wish i knew more about this stuff.
Very informative!! Luv the joke!!
Thank You.
I have an old accordion witch is exactly as you discribed.
looks good on the outside, but on the inside, it’s dreadful.
it is an old stile italian accordion, I’m sure it was good when new, but it’s now had it’s day.
it was given to me by a family member who never actually used it, but had it in the attic.
needless to say, a few years later, a family member bourght me a new one. still second hand, but only 15 years old so a lot better than the other. i don’t use the old one now.
Also, if you do decide to come all the way to Saskatoon, there is a jewel of an accordian at the antique shop, "the indefinite article" and for only $240 (neg) CAD you could own a mint condition pearlescent mahine similar to the one in this video from an untutored eye, but in gold and canary yellow and ivory. Truly spectacular, but too big for a beginner, so I left it.
I got my accordion for 50 bucks. she still needs work but shes my baby. my 20lb baby.
I bought an accordion on ebay
You won't get a perfect Instrument but depending on what you can adore, you can get something cheap, which is good if you are just getting into the instrument
I didn't see any c chromatic button accordions on their site, not much there on pianos, either.
I have a Lo Duce Bros Symphonette 120 bass accordian ser: 22330. It has a silver or chrome button on the top of the accordian by the strap wheel. I pushed it down and the E key came up and I have no clue how to put it back... can you help me? Please.
Ray Schneckloth I
I've played the piano for many years and would like to branch out and embrace my German heritage ;-)
What size bass would you recommend? For German dance music, are 120 really used? I see a Video and a S Soprani available near me.
thanks
What year is your accordion?
Спасибо
best way to buy a acc is to take out the reed blocks and look at the reeds esp on the inside reeds and look for rust on them, if you find that do not buy it you can also see the condition of the leather reed flaps, if they are curled dont buy it and also take the grill off to see the condition of the valves.
You still have the accordion I want. Make your price.
Great Educative Video.
Please advise function of reeds above the keys.
Are they supposed to stay in off position all the time??
Thanks
Pedro Sydney
bid on 2 on ebay , with guarantee , both went back . Most I ever learned here about an accordion .
what size is the accordion you are playing in this video?
It's a 17 inch
12p brass keys 40 piano keys
Okay so I play the piano in church are both instrument bout the same
no way to entire dif instruments.
helpful ..someone just gave me a 15.5"
8:21 W40 !!! ???
I think he says WD40.
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Buying of ebay, take care..got one that had been declared tested......no way.....the bass buttons were all jammed, stuck solid with the openings to the reed blocks....freed them but accordion is well out of tune
Sorry but some of your comments are wrong. balsa wood is not in an accordion and never spray wd-40 on wooden keys. Most simple repairs can be made by anyone handy.If everyone listened to you they would toss every vintage accordion in the trash.
Maybe vintage accordions belong in the trash because they sound just like it.
I stand to differ. I have an almost 100 year old hohner tango ii ( you could consider that vintage) and it sounds better than anything else with 80 bass, Can't compare it with new hohner models, bravo iii, or the weltmeister achat or other models they make because is way above them. I have no video with it but may post one soon.
IT TAKES HOURS TO REPAIR ACCORDION. YOU PAY FOR THE PERSONS TIME AND EXPERTICE. OR GET A FRAMED ACCORDION PICTURE ON YOUR CHEST.
Ha ha!
We have an old shop with an old guy who can repair any kind of accordion and could probably build one with his knowlege. Ed's Musical Instrument Repairs, eds-musical-instrument-repair.business.site on 2nd ave north in saskatoon, just north of the bus terminal. I just bought a sweet little modest hohner in an antique shop on impulse and took it to ed's for a look-over.
Man, you talk too much.
😺😸😻😺😻😸stayhomeHi There this is Mr C. T. Boxill-Harris, I was wondering if they need to do the exact same version of Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime, why don’t they just Replace the Synthesiser String Sound to an Musette Accordion 🪗 and make this Musette sound for the Accordion 🪗 5 and a half times More Deeper then the Synthesiser String Sound and also Replace the Xylophone Sound to a 8 Times More Deeper Chime Bell or Even a 11 Times More Deeper Still Drum Sound, Because it is Still my Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Favourite Song Ever Since I was about 11 Years of Age Thank You 😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉👍😉👏👏😉😉😉😄👍😅👏👏😅👍😉👏👏
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