Full-Size Accordions

Crucianelli 3/5 Reeds LMH 9/5 shifts 19 inch keyboard 25.5 Pounds $1275

This profesional accordion is in excellent condition. The bellows is white when you open it and it is still a clean white. IT looks practically new and plays that way too. It has great compression, nice keyboard and button action. If you look at the shifts one says musette but it is a lie. what they do is to partly open the piccolo reed along with the clarnette which gives a different sound than clarnette alone and also different from having the piccolo open all the way but it isn’t musette. that said this also has all the normal shifts for a LMH accordion and it sounds great. Comes with a hard case and 1 year Warranty.

Sonola SS5 3/5 reeds LMH, 7/3 shifts, With Mute, 18 inch keyboard, 24 pounds $975

Like the other Sonola I have this is a very sweet-playing accordion. I love how the bass sounds on both. The treble has a beautiful tone, with or without the mute. Both keyboard and compression are excellent. Minor scratches and nicks but overall a very good looking and very nice-playing accordion. Comes with a hard case and 1 year warranty.

Sonola Model AA7 / 4/5 reeds LMMH / 8/3 shifts with mute / 19.25″ keyboard / 25.5 lbs / $1650

This is a very sweet-playing accordion and the one I pick up to play when I am in the shop. I love how the bass sounds. The treble was swing tuned but has been tuned musette. It has a beautiful tone, with or without the mute. The price reflects that it is tuned 444. Not a problem if you are playing solo, or with an instrument that can be tuned to it, but not a piano. the keyboard, bass mechanism, and compression are excellent. Some minor scratches and nicks but overall a very nice looking and excellent playing accordion.

Comes with a hard case and 1 year warranty. Will install a mic system for an additional $450.

Italia 120 Bass / 4/5 reeds LMMM / 3/2 shifts / 22 lbs / $1495

Normally I wouldn’t bother with an accordion of this vintage but the previous owner took such good care of it that it was in great cosmetic condition. Also the keyboard was much better than they usually are on an accordion this old. So as I had spare time I would pick away at it. It has all new wax and reed leathers and a rebuilt keyboard that is fast and quiet. It has three palm shifts on the keyboard side. As is common with these old accordions each shift turns one or more reed banks on or off. In this case the bottom one switches the bassoon reeds on or off, the middle one turns off or on one of the clarinet reeds, and the top one turns on or off the other two clarinet reeds. So you can select one, two, or all three clarinet reeds depending on how wet you want the sound to be, and you can add in the bassoon reed too. They are located under the keyboard like a palm master. The end result is a very versatile accordion that is a pleasure to look at, play, and listen to. Compression is very good as well.

Weight is 22lb. Comes with a hard case and 1 year warranty.