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Accordions · Models
Piano, button, chromatic, diatonic, and free-bass accordions, plus accordion makers and model families.
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Hohner Bravo III 120
Accordion · Germany
The full-size model in Hohner's Bravo line of lightweight piano accordions aimed at beginners and developing players. It has a 41-key (F-A) piano treble keyboard with three reed voices, seven treble registers, and five tone colors, over a full 120-button Stradella bass, in an ergonomic body weighing about 9.2 kg.
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Hohner Gola
Accordion · Germany
Hohner's flagship handmade piano accordion, named after master reed tuner Giovanni Gola and built in limited numbers since the 1950s. Widely regarded as one of the finest professional accordions, it pairs hand-made reeds with a full 41-key treble keyboard and 120-button Stradella bass.
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Pigini Nova
Accordion · Italy
A chromatic button accordion from the Castelfidardo maker Pigini, built for its professional and concert range. It offers a right-hand chromatic button keyboard and a convertor bass system that switches between standard Stradella and free bass for classical and contemporary repertoire.
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Beltuna Prestige
Accordion · Italy
Beltuna's flagship line of professional tone-chamber piano accordions, built in Castelfidardo with varnished wood bodies and hand-made reeds for a powerful, full sound. The full-size models use a 41-key treble keyboard and 120-button Stradella bass with a double tone chamber, and are offered in four-voice (LMMH) and five-voice (LMMMH) reed configurations as the Prestige IV and Prestige V.
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Castagnari Tommy
Accordion · Italy
A compact two-row diatonic button accordion (melodeon) from the Italian workshop Castagnari, popular in Irish, French, and other folk traditions. It has two treble rows with 21 buttons, eight bass and chord buttons, and a lightweight wooden body, and is offered in several key layouts.
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Melodija Slovenka III
Slovenia
A three-row Steirische (Alpine) diatonic button accordion made by Melodija of Mengeš, Slovenia, typically in CFBb tuning with 34 treble buttons and 11 Helikon bass buttons. It is a staple of Slovenian and Alpine folk music.
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Petosa AM-1100
Accordion · United States
Petosa's flagship professional piano accordion, introduced in 1985 and individually handcrafted in the United States, sometimes called the Stradivarius of the accordion. It uses a 41-key treble keyboard and 120-button Stradella bass with a double tone chamber, around 11 registers, and a four-to-five-voice (LMMM) reed setup of genuine Petosa hand-made reeds with hand-cut calfskin valves, in a mahogany body. It can be specified with microphones and MIDI.
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Melodija Helikon
Slovenia
A Steirische diatonic button accordion (heligonka) made by Melodija of Mengeš, Slovenia, featuring deep Helikon bass reeds for the powerful low end characteristic of Alpine folk accordions.
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Weltmeister Supita II
Accordion · Germany
Weltmeister's top-of-the-range professional piano accordion, handmade in Klingenthal with a legendary double tone chamber and hand-made reeds. It has a 41-key treble keyboard with 11 registers and a four-voice (LMMH) reed setup over a 120-button Stradella bass with 5 bass registers, and is regarded as a benchmark German cassotto accordion.
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Roland FR-4x
Accordion · Japan
A mid-range digital V-Accordion from Roland with a 37-key piano-type treble keyboard and 120 bass buttons. It models a wide range of accordion voices alongside orchestral, organ, and drum sounds, uses pressure-sensing bellows control and 128-note polyphony, and includes onboard amplification, a recorder, USB, and expansion slots. It sits between the compact FR-1x and the flagship FR-8x in Roland's V-Accordion line.
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Hohner Nova
Accordion · Germany
Hohner's Nova line of compact chromatic button accordions. The ergonomic button treble keyboard covers a wider range than a similarly sized piano accordion, and the line spans several sizes (such as the Nova II 60A and 80A and the Nova III 96) aimed at players exploring classical, jazz, folk, pop, and rock while keeping the characteristic Hohner sound in a small, light instrument.
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Dallapé Supermaestro
Accordion · Italy
Dallapé's top-of-the-line professional piano accordion, a 41-key, 120-bass instrument with a double tone chamber and a five-voice treble reed setup (LM1M2M3H) of hand-made reeds. The Supermaestro is the flagship of Dallapé's renowned Organtone-style instruments and featured prominently in the company's 1970s Centennial series.
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Excelsior 940
Accordion · Italy
Excelsior's flagship professional piano accordion, a 41-key, 120-bass model with a double tone chamber (two cassotti) and hand-made reeds. The treble side carries four reed sets with 11 registers plus master, and the bass side has five reed sets, giving the full, refined tone long associated with the Excelsior name.
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Bugari Armando Artist Cassotto
Accordion · Italy
Bugari Armando's professional Artist Cassotto line of piano accordions, hand-built in Castelfidardo with a double tone chamber (two cassotti) and hand-made reeds for a warm, refined concert tone. Full-size models such as the 288/ARS use a 41-key treble keyboard with four reed choirs and 14 treble registers over a 120-button Stradella bass, and the line is also offered in five-voice and button-keyboard versions.
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Scandalli Air
Accordion · Italy
A modern professional piano accordion line from the Italian maker Scandalli, built in Castelfidardo with hand-made reeds. The Air line is distinguished by an ergonomic curved keyboard intended to improve hand position and playing comfort, and is offered in several full-size formats.
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Hohner Panther
Accordion · Germany
A G/C/F three-row diatonic button accordion in Hohner's Musica Tipica line.
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Hohner Corona II Classic
Accordion · Germany
A three-row diatonic Hohner accordion in the Corona line.
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Pigini Sirius Millennium
Accordion · Italy
A high-end Pigini converter-line accordion in the Sirius family.
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Victoria Poeta
Accordion · Italy
A professional accordion line from the Castelfidardo maker Victoria, built with fine acoustic woods and hand-made reeds. The full-size Poeta is a 41-key, 120-bass piano accordion with a double tone chamber (cassotto) and a four-voice reed setup, and the line also includes lightweight (Piuma) and button-keyboard versions. Victoria presents each Poeta as an individually hand-built instrument.
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Roland FR-8x
Accordion · Japan
A self-contained digital V-Accordion with onboard battery, amplification, MIDI, USB, and audio connections.