david fabre Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Hello to the experts on this forum ! I'm in contact with the owner of an interesting "Bandonion" with 52 buttons (22 on the left, 30 on the right). it is hence a "104 voice" which apparently is not that common. Has anyone any clues about the maker (I guess it's not AA), the age, and the value ? Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mChavez Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Is it a very small box? Looking at the rhs manual, it looks like a small hands/kids/ladies version with shorter spacing between the buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david fabre Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 I'll tell you soon ... just ordered it as my christmas present, and should receive it next week. Best wishes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david fabre Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 (edited) Hi again (and best wishes !) So my christmas present arrived.... Here are a few more photos of the inside of the "bandonion". The condition of the instrument is not that bad : the bellows are airtight, all buttons are operational, all notes are working (except for a few reeds which don't respond), and it seems well tuned to 440. It has zinc plates (my brother who is working in chemical analyses confirmed this). A few pearl incrustations are missing, apart from this the outside appearance is not that bad considering the presumed age. I think changing the leather valves, cleaning the reeds and a little cosmetic care could turn it into a decently playable instrument. I'm not sure if I will keep it or resell it (the layout is still a nightmare to me). Help for identification of the maker, date and valuation is still appreciated ! As far as I could understand, the name "bandonion" is associated to old instruments made by the Band company (from the family of the inventor Heinrich Band). Edited January 9 by david fabre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeaky Pete Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Any more information on this? I have just bought a 52 button similar to this, but less pretty. I'm missing a couple of buttons but apart from that it all looks doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david fabre Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 Hello ! Thanks for asking news. Alas not much more to say on this one. I showed it to Emmanuel Pariselle, the french expert on concertinas, and he said me "good luck" for the renovation. He said that tuning such beasts is a mess ! I'm still considering to start the work with the valves but no time right now. If you want so share photos of yours, I'd be happy to see them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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