Professional accordion repairs near Andover, Hants. Call or message Roger Thomas on 07526 658430
This is a three voice (MMM) two row melodeon in CF. For sale unrestored – £250. I plan to restore the reeds and re-face the pallets. Some work also needs to be done on the grille and possibly some restoration to the bellows tape.
If you are interested in this instrument please contact me.
A decent mid range Hohner Carena IIIM piano accordion, full size, with the lovely Hohner sound. I refurbished the bass end (clean up, revalve, rewax, tune) after which it sounded marvellous, with a deep honking bass when all five reed sets were called into service. On the right hand it is a three voice instrument (LMM), with five registers to mix and match the sound. I sorted out the various issues with loose valves and reeds and tuned up. The buyer wanted me to service their eBay acquired PA but when I showed them this instrument they changed their minds. That is the problem with buying accordions from eBay. You are never quite sure what you going to get unless it is supplied by an instrument vendor or repairer.
And here is a video of the restored PA:
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Small piano accordions really should not be overlooked, especially if you want to play in folk sessions and want to carry the thing around. The Hohner Student III has 24 bass and 25 keys. I had two of these little instruments and completed a complete rebuild of one of them. This entailed dismantling the keyboard, replacing the messed up finish on the keyboard, re-facing all the pallets, then overhauling the reeds (clean, revalve, tune etc), sorting out the LH mechanism, fixing the bellows and so on.
A three row, three voice melodeon in ADG. I love these three row melodeons, especially these three voice boxes (hence, Corona III…you can also get a two voice; a Corona II). Continue reading “Hohner Corona III ADG … (been & gone)”
A three voice, three row Hohner Corona, in GCF. The voicing is Low, Medium and Medium (or bassoon, flute and a second flute), with registers to get different combinations of these three reed sets. See the demo video for a walk through… Continue reading “Hohner Corona IIIR GCF … (been & gone)”
