Maker
Petosa
American accordion maker
Petosa is an American accordion maker founded in Seattle in 1922 by Carlo Petosa, and is widely described as the only U.S.-owned-and-operated accordion manufacturer. Run by four generations of the Petosa family and now based in Lynnwood, Washington, it is known for individually handcrafted professional accordions, most notably the AM-1100.
Models
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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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Accordions
Piano, button, chromatic, diatonic, and free-bass accordions, plus accordion makers and model families.
Representative model
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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.