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  • 12 button accordion - Mayfair?

    From Mandy Honeyman@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 12 07:08:15 2019
    Hello,

    I would love some advice and information about this accordion?

    I am sharing the link to an online album containing some photos. I couldn't see any other marks.

    It is certainly in need of restoration, if worth it? I would love to know your opinions.

    Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/iEyTrzzLXYA6Y7v46

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  • From Ike Milligan@21:1/5 to Mandy Honeyman on Thu Dec 12 11:20:15 2019
    On 12/12/2019 10:08 AM, Mandy Honeyman wrote:
    Hello,

    I would love some advice and information about this accordion?

    I am sharing the link to an online album containing some photos. I couldn't see any other marks.

    It is certainly in need of restoration, if worth it? I would love to know your opinions.

    Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/iEyTrzzLXYA6Y7v46

    "Worth it?" has no mathematical quantity attached to it. This is from
    the 1930's and because it is a 12 bass accordion, likely it is well made
    and would be fun to play, but as I have one of this vintage, which I
    have personally restored, I have to tell you that the work would take
    many hours. moreover you would at best possibly break even on the whole
    deal, if you were selling it.
    I was thinking of posting a video of myself playing the one I have,
    but haven't got that online yet.
    To you, it might not be "Worth it". No telling what you meant by
    "worth it".

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  • From Mandy Honeyman@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 12 14:37:03 2019
    To you, it might not be "Worth it". No telling what you meant by
    "worth it".

    Thanks for taking the time to reply. Honestly, I don't know anything about this make and was seeking information. I totally understand what you are saying, but I bought it on a whim at an auction because I loved the way it looked. I'm interested really
    in finding out more about it.

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  • From Ike Milligan@21:1/5 to Mandy Honeyman on Fri Dec 13 08:43:37 2019
    On 12/12/2019 5:37 PM, Mandy Honeyman wrote:

    To you, it might not be "Worth it". No telling what you meant by
    "worth it".

    Thanks for taking the time to reply. Honestly, I don't know anything about this make and was seeking information. I totally understand what you are saying, but I bought it on a whim at an auction because I loved the way it looked. I'm interested really
    in finding out more about it.

    Mayfair says nothing about who made it. It was made in Germany by the
    look of it.
    It was made for the British market by the markings I can see and by the
    name.

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  • From Ike Milligan@21:1/5 to Ike Milligan on Fri Dec 13 12:17:24 2019
    On 12/13/2019 8:43 AM, Ike Milligan wrote:
    On 12/12/2019 5:37 PM, Mandy Honeyman wrote:

       To you, it might not be "Worth it". No telling what you meant by
    "worth it".

    Thanks for taking the time to reply. Honestly, I don't know anything
    about this make and was seeking information. I totally understand what
    you are saying, but I bought it on a whim at an auction because I
    loved the way it looked. I'm interested really in finding out more
    about it.

    Mayfair says nothing about who made it. It was made in Germany by the
    look of it.
    It was made for the British market by the markings I can see and by the
    name.
    I meant the name Mayfair says nothing. There is no such accordion
    manufacturer. Just going by the style.

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  • From Len Killick@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 14 00:33:26 2019
    Am Donnerstag, 12. Dezember 2019 17:20:17 UTC+1 schrieb Ike:
    On 12/12/2019 10:08 AM, Mandy Honeyman wrote:
    Hello,

    I would love some advice and information about this accordion?


    The metal cover on the right hand looks very like the covers on the 1930s Hohner Club melodeons, but that doesn't prove anything. A look inside might give more clues, especially the wood and the reeds (but needs a good close up photo).

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  • From Ike Milligan@21:1/5 to Len Killick on Sat Dec 14 09:48:43 2019
    On 12/14/2019 3:33 AM, Len Killick wrote:
    Am Donnerstag, 12. Dezember 2019 17:20:17 UTC+1 schrieb Ike:
    On 12/12/2019 10:08 AM, Mandy Honeyman wrote:
    Hello,

    I would love some advice and information about this accordion?


    The metal cover on the right hand looks very like the covers on the 1930s Hohner Club melodeons, but that doesn't prove anything. A look inside might give more clues, especially the wood and the reeds (but needs a good close up photo).

    I have a larger one with the same kind of washers on the bellows frame
    screws with a G instead of C keyboard that has Koch reeds with the
    goat's head stamped on them.
    If you take out the screws to look inside take care not to over-tighten
    the screws which would split the washers.
    In the 1930's German names became less popular, so if it was a Koch
    accordion the name would have been changed for the British market. mine
    is branded "Alberto Lizzi"
    Hohner also started using other names during that time.

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