More than twenty five thousand different harmonicas and accordions, lovingly preserved by curator martin. I found the book about accordions the art of playing hohner diatonic accordions very helpful, as although i can play a mouth organ and piano accordion, i did not know what the keys on the left hand were or even what the extra row of buttons on the right hand were. This was made in germany in the hohner factory in the latter half of the 20th century. As far as i could figure out, elias messner, son of frank hohner, was the director of the wooden accordion department, when the corona was designed in the fifties. October, 2016 marks a historical day for the world of music. Unfollow vintage hohner accordions to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Hohner pokerwork button accordion in the keys of cf. Hohner cf button accordion bellingers button boxes. The right side has the higher, melody notes, as well as the easily identifiable air key. In creating the anacleto series, hohner consulted with the worlds most famous artists to specifically address fingerboard dimensions, tactile feel, and smooth mechanism action for precise playing. Be it in a group of friends, with family, or to meet new people. Toy new in box better than a toy, less than an instrument. As expander version of the acclaimed ketron sd7, the sd40 provides the same musical and technical functionalities of the keyboard, offering a new professional sound generation with a huge audio drum library, styles on the best ketron. History of the house of hohner box and fiddle archive.
Fits hohner models ha3500, ha3522, ha1600 and the corona iii. Kg is a german manufacturer of musical instruments, founded in 1857 by matthias hohner 18331902. The panther accordion features doublestrap brackets, 31 treble keys, 12 basschord buttons and 2 sets of treble reeds. Hohner is basically a company famous for its high quality accordions.
The hohner panther accordion is 12 inches high x 712 inches deep and weighs 9 pounds. Add to cart includes a songbook with playing instructions certified for ages 4. In a long lasting partnership with ernst hohner, with hermann schittenhelm as the accordion player and elias messner as the expert on accordion, together with being close to the wishes of the accordion elite, venanzio morino created, in the course of the year, the top performing instrument which would make him famous across the world the. For a convenient single source of all you need to know about acoustic piano accordions, order this book, either by mail from the author, george bachich, accordion revival, p. To find a specific model of a hohner accordion, online resources can be used to compare instruments or an appraisal can be purchased for a fee. Whereas instruments can only be ordered via your local distributor, spare parts can be ordered from all over the world directly from the factory in germany. If your search produces too many results, use the and function to focus your search by putting a plussymbol in front of one of the terms e. The founder of the hohner company is matthias hohner 1833 1902. On the ebay website, you can shop for hohner accordions with 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, 96, and 120 bass keys.
Elias messner, son of frank hohner, was the director of the wooden accordion department, when the corona was designed in the fifties. Painstaking craftsmanship and the selection of the finest materials guarantee a consistently high standard of production that truly deserves the designation top quality made in germany. The left side of the concertina is the bass side, and the lower notes are the ones that make up the top row. The accordion, which became a popular instrument in the 1930s, is used in traditional music of new orleans and europe. Nearly every part that has been built into a hohner accordion is still available. The hand tools you need for simple repairs are pretty basic. Since its foundation, hohner has manufactured a wide range of instruments, such as kazoos, accordions, recorder flutes, melodicas, banjos. How to find the model of a hohner accordion our pastimes. Hohner 2 row button accordion c f keys rebuilt with case.
We make harmonicas, accordions, melodicas, recorders, guitars and ukuleles to name a few. First, the printing quality is fair with two exceptions. Open quick view dialog for hohner piano accordion gig bag for 72 bass. Hohner corso button accordion g c keys 3 reed made in germany with case.
Hohner has been manufacturing accordions for over 100 years. For exactly these situations, we developed our loudest tworow accordion, the vienna model 2915. Playing instructions for a d40 hohner concertina accordion. It commences in the year 1857 when young matthias hohner, a watchmaker in the small rural community of trossingen in the baar region of south western germany, set up the small beginnings of his harmonica factory which was destined to. Vintage accordions are usually sold either at specialist accordion distributers or on online bidding sites such as ebay. For those who demand even more versatility, the twotone two accordions in one and 4row diatonic models extend the note range. More than twenty five thousand different harmonicas and accordions, lovingly preserved by curator martin haffner, make up the largest single collection in the world. Hohner is one of the many name brands of accordions offered by castiglione accordion co.
Unfollow hohner accordions to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The german harmonica and accordion museum in trossingen, which houses the famous hohner collection, is simply unique and tells the hohner history like no one else. The hohner panther gcf diatonic accordion shares many of the quality features of hohners stepup diatonics with a lower price tag. It clearly explains how accordions work, what goes wrong, problems to watch out for when buying an accordion, how to quickly identify reed configurations, tone chambers and mute chambers, how to diagnose and locate. Piano accordion owners manual and buyers guide fills a void in the available accordion literature. Hohner fun line accordions castiglione accordion and. Gola, moreno castiglione accordions home page since 1857, hohner has been crafting high quality musical instruments in the world. Lightweight, compact and perfect for the beginning accordion player has a resonant construction in a cool red color five treble registers with one repeat 72 bass buttons, 34. All hohner accordions bear the distinctive hohner logo, but not all include the specific model name and number. On this day, bob dylan became the first musician to ever be honored with the nobel prize in literature. Hohners most popular diatonic accordion, the corona ii, has become an official classic. Study a diagram of the notes produced by a 20key concertina.
To get any accordion apart and the reed blocks out, all you need are a screw driver and a pair of pliers the best kind is a bellows pin pliers that you can make yourself from an inexpensive endcutter pliers see the short article below. The german harmonica and accordion museum in trossingen, which houses the famous hohner collection, is quite simply unique and tells the hohner history like no one else. His sons were the ones who decided to expand the business to include the manufacture of a new reed instrument, the. The harmonica has a long tradition not just in folk and blues, but also in. Since 1930, every accordion which left our factory bears a serial number and we maintain an extensive library, documenting shipping date and destination of every single instrument. Based on the companys history, the first model of hohner accordion was designed and manufactured in 1893, when the original founder matthias hohner died. Named after italian accordion builder giovanni gola, a true master of his craft, each gola is a perfect rendition of giovannis strive for perfection. Piano accordion owners manual and buyers guide piano accordion owners manual and buyers guide by george bachich is the accordion book youve been waiting for. Hohner makes harmonicas, accordions, melodicas, recorders, guitars and ukuleles to name a few.
Then again, for others brands the quality has increased over the years. Since 1857, hohner has been crafting high quality musical instruments in the world. Size lox and lox deluxe cases fit accordion models ha1622, ha2815, and ha3000. Hohner does not maintain a central database of all its musical instruments by serial number, which makes it difficult to determine the specific age and model of its accordions. This accordion gives you the full resonant sound you expect from hohner, as well as a celluloid covered wood keyboard, double strap brackets, improved bellows straps, an adjustable bass strap, a set of padded shoulder straps, and a gig bag.
Only guessing, but it has been good to have things sorted out properly. Objects and materials in a scene are appropriately named. For some brands, the year in which the accordion was made is very important. Hohner black gold accordion with case made in germany. Hohner student ii, excelsior, hohner marchesa accordions 1930s, museum of making music. Akkordeonspieler hohner trossingen peter unbehauen. The hohner panther gcf diatonic accordion shares many of the quality features of hohner s stepup diatonics with a lower price tag. Since 1857, hohner has been crafting the highest quality musical instruments in the world. Every hohner accordion has a button keyboard on the left side for bass chords. Learn more about the artists and find new favorites. Since its foundation, hohner has manufactured a wide range of instruments, such as kazoos, accordions, recorder flutes, melodicas, banjos, electric, acoustic, resonator and classical. The accordionists catalog, inventory instruments for sale. The roots of the hohner firm are in trossingen, badenwurttemberg.
The ketron sd40 is a new, powerful arranger and player module especially designed for applications with master keyboards, digital pianos and midi accordions. Edna cecil, considered one of the worlds leading feminine accordionists, is shown with her infant son, malcolm ian cecil, who was presented with a tiny accordion in the hopes that he would, emulate at the earliest possible age, his mothers ability on the instrument. Accordions international 1760 south 450 west salt lake city, ut 84115. Choose genre, level, and preferences and get your results immediately. Hohner panther g, c, f key combination diatonic accordion. Every hohner accordion is the result of over 100 years of experience in the design, construction and manufacture of high quality bellowsdriven instruments. A song can quickly pick up the mood and make people join in, dance, and sing. These italian accordion builders designed the top models of the hohner line. The painted wood case is in good shape but shows paint wear on the underside where it rests on the knee during play. Edna cecil, considered one of the worlds leading feminine accordionists, is shown with her infant son, malcolm ian cecil, who was presented with a tiny accordion in the hopes that he would, emulate at. Hohner endorses countless artists, from bob dylan to aj castillo. The right side is used to play the melody and can have either button or piano keys. Shop online for hohner accordions at music123 unmatched selection.
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