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  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    I found this at my local thrift this morning; it is in beautiful condition & when I went to pick it up, it's bellow opened & a note played .
    So I bought it!
    But I can't find another with a similar nameplate - maybe it's the model name?
    Does anyone know who the maker is? And is it worth the $125 i paid?!
    Thanks all

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

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  3. pearlsnblume

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  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Everyone know the old joke? "What's the difference between an onion and an accordion? No one cries when you chop up an accordion."

    Debora
     
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  5. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    I always run for the hills when I see accordions at sales. Such a finicky market with a lot of nuance.

    I found this sold listing for one like yours. Seems to have been given a once over by a music company.

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  6. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

     
  7. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Thank you Any Jewelry & Sabre 123 - i can breathe a little easier!
    Pearlsnblume & Debora - i think a video is a good idea; i will warn ahead that the only time I've played before is when I accidentally let go of 1 side & it "played" as the bellow unfolded when the end fell to the floor!
    Thank you all!!
     
  8. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    OK, now...what's the translation from Cyrillic to English for Accordion? A curious mind inquires.
     
  9. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    usually the more buttons the better with accordions, means its not a starter/novice model so thumbs up


    "What's the difference between an onion and a set of bagpipes" :)
     
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  10. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    See: Accordion and also banjo.
     
  11. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Thanks - any idea how to tell how old it is?
    Also, it has 52 of the yellow & black buttons on lowest side in 1st photo - is those what you count for description?
    If so I think mine matches Any Jewelry's link?

    Finally, what color green is that?! I'd call it lime green if American & melon or jade green if Asian - for a Russian instrument ? :)

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  12. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Here is my other find/buy today (what should i call that style - besides MCM?) - and I proudly add...I didn't buy any paintings!

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  13. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Apparently it's аккордеон, which is just the letters from our alphabet transliterated into Cyrillic equivalents. -- I assume you meant the translation from English language to Russian language. Other languages use the Cyrillic alphabet, and they may or may not have a different word for "accordion."
     
  14. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

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  18. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Journey - that's MidMod with a vengeance. WOOT!

    I'd say apple jade green, but I'm a joolie. Green mother of toilet seat! Old instrument guys will know what that is; it's the pearlized plastic meant to look like mother of pearl and first used to make toilet seats.
     
  19. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Any Jewelry this is the same as yours? (found on amazon)
     
  20. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Well that's an image I'm not getting rid of soon!
     
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