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Question about Scandalli. Scandalli accordions are made in Italy. N427/54 is sort of a cryptic name and I'm guessing refers to the serial number. Track Builder 3 Serial there. Ed by Ed from Maine and South Carolina on. I have a1920 honhor button accordian with reads & spade in aridunal box top. A Settimio Soprani Accordion Squeeze, in wooden box. Kawasaki ge4300a generator manual. Antique English Wheatstone concertina accordion 48 button, serial number 8706. Metasequoia 4 serial id password. Vintage Silvio Soprani 120 bass accordion in beautiful condition. Blackmagic disk speed test dmg. Serial number 2727, made in Italy. The treble keys are as perfect as we have ever seen on an older accordion. We have sold over 20 accordions in the past couple of years and this one is absolutely the cleanest one we have ever seen for a used accordion. Finally, After More Than 30 Years Of Closed Doors, The Small Town of Castelfidardo, Italy, Home Of The Greatest Accordion -Makers, Has Once Again Begun Production Of the Rolls-Royce Of All Accordions, The Magnificent Settimio Soprani Artist VI!
A few months ago, I wrote about a vintage Galanti accordion ad promoting their Super Dominator line of accordions. Recently, an Italian reader sent me a Galanti brochure from the same period (around 1950), as well as a photo of his own Super Dominator. According to the brochure:
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“This sensitive musical instrument will outperform any other comparable accordion. It is the supreme achievement of the Galanti artisans… the culmination of a half-century of musical craftsmanship.”
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The ads don’t lie — this was an excellent accordion and one of the world’s best during its time. (Thanks Alberto!)