Hohner Accordion Serial Numbers
Wow - it belonged to your great great grandfather! It isn't a concertina. It's a three-row diatonic button accordion.
Models: Verdi, Carmen, Tango, Atlantic, Morino, Ariette (Chinese), and many more: an incomplete list of Hohner accordion models runs to 8 pages. And Matt Kerwin's Hohner Accordion Buying Guide gives an overview of various types of diatonic button accordions (and also piano accordions in the PDF linked to from that page). Hohner has been manufacturing accordions for over 100 years. The accordion, which became a popular instrument in the 1930s, is used in traditional music of New Orleans and Europe. To find a specific model of a Hohner accordion, online resources can be used to compare instruments or an appraisal can be purchased for a fee. French Button Accordion Players. 2: 27 August 2019 What are your most preferred Hohner Harmonica in Chromatic & Diatonic? Hohner MC-05 information serial number. Other Instruments (Guitars, Recorder, Airboards. 4: 1 July 2019 Some harmonica humour. General Harmonica.
Button accordions aren't the focus of this web site, but we're a friendly bunch, some of us play button accordions, and we'll offer what help we can. Do you have a picture of it you could post for us? On the right hand side, each row is like a separate harmonica in a different key. You'll probably find that the keys are a fourth apart from outside to inside, for example G-C-F (G would be the outside row) or A-D-G. There are many key combinations, even Bb Eb Ab. Hohner is still making new button accordions, and they are still a popular brand. They have a reputation as solid instruments that you can get a lot of music out of.
I don't know a lot about Hohner button accordion history, but sound quality and responsiveness seem to vary dependiing on the particular model and when it was built. My oldest button accordion is a Hohner Corona II in G-C-F from about 1950, and to my ears it has a really sweet sound. By chance do you know what kind of music your great great grandfather played?
May we hope that you are thinking of keeping this button accordion and learning to play it? For a quick gathering information, just type 'button accordion' or 'melodeon' into a search engine. For a start, you may want to look at the Button Box web site - they also have a list of links to other sites. Another similar site that comes immediately to mind is Hobgoblin. They have stores in England and in the U.S. An instrument that old may well need some attention. Concertina.net members who also play button accordion (and there are a number of us) will be happy to suggest repair people if you are interested.
You may also want to check out a 'new' web site for button accordion aficionados that Lester Bailey just told us about: http:www.melodeon.net. Regards, Brian. Brian has covered the subject pretty well, and a picture could speak a thousand words, but there is room to throw in a couple of comments: First of all is it an antique? Well it could be, depending on what definition of 'antique' you use, but most unlikely if you mean in the strict sense of it being more than 100 years old, as Hohner only started to make accordions in 1903. However, if the casework is constructed of black-painted wood it was probably made before the Second World War, but if the casework is covered in black celluloid it cannot be more than about 70 years old.
Secondly, the key system is almost always stamped into the bottom edge of the wooden keyboard, so you may see something like GCF there, but they used German note names, so be warned that you might see a B for Bb, H for B, or Cis for C#!
Hohner Accordions Usa
Hohner has been manufacturing accordions for over 100 years. The accordion, which became a popular instrument in the 1930s, is used in traditional music of New Orleans and Europe. To find a specific model of a Hohner accordion, online resources can be used to compare instruments or an appraisal can be purchased for a fee. Use an online resource with instrument listings such as The Find to search through photographs of Hohner accordions. Click on the model name of an accordion to view details about each instrument. Click on each thumbnail image to view the link with a larger image. Compare the features of your accordion to those listed to find the model name.
Contact a Hohner representative to find the model name of your accordion. Use the Hohner European website at hohner.eu. Click on the Service link located on the top left of the home page. Make a note of the contact e-mail address or phone number for a Hohner technician. Write down the serial number of your accordion, located on the back of the instrument. Take two clear photographs of the front and back of your accordion. Attach the JPEG images of the accordion to your e-mail with a description of the instrument and serial number.
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A Hohner representative will respond with the model number. A fee of five euros is required for this service. Use an online resource such as the 'Accordion to Andy' section of the PBase website. Scroll down and examine the photographs of Hohner accordions that are listed, such as the Hohner Verdi III N 2.
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge and compare your accordion with those listed to find the model name. Contact a local music retail store and ask about appraisals for instruments such as accordions. By getting an appraisal on your Hohner accordion, the model name, age and value can be determined. Bring your accordion to a store and ask a representative if they can recommend an expert to examine the Hohner accordion.