Bandoneon estimate

[Hugo Demichele]

I just want an honest estimate on how much a bandoneon like mine would sell. Attached are pictures of the bandoneon.

Thank you in advance!

[Stephen Selby]

Would need to know what system it is. AA is a good brand, but it needs to be in the Argentinian Rheinische Tonlage system, bisonoric and tuned to modern pitch (A=442) to be valuable.

[RogerT]

Judging by the photo showing the reeds, and extrapolating that to all the reeds, it needs at the least, new valves and the reeds cleaned, and then probably some tuning. Bandoneon are relatively tricky to tune, because of the reed arrangement and also because it is tuned to octaves - so it can take time/costs money. If any reeds are broken they will need replacing. Also, you don’t say anything about how much compression it has on the bellows. It might need the leather pads replacing if they are of the same vintage as the valves. So if someone wants it as a working instrument they may wish to factor in the cost of some work. 

If you are in the UK and want to discuss further, please contact me through jollyrogeraccordions.co.uk.

Edited October 17, 2018 by RogerT
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[conzertino]

Where are you based?? I might be interested...