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12 button accordion - Mayfair?
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Mandy Honeyman
2019-12-12 15:08:15 UTC
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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
Ike Milligan
2019-12-12 16:20:15 UTC
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Post by Mandy Honeyman
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".
Mandy Honeyman
2019-12-12 22:37:03 UTC
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Post by Ike Milligan
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.
Ike Milligan
2019-12-13 13:43:37 UTC
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Post by Ike Milligan
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.
Ike Milligan
2019-12-13 17:17:24 UTC
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Post by Mandy Honeyman
   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.
Len Killick
2019-12-14 08:33:26 UTC
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Post by Mandy Honeyman
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).
Ike Milligan
2019-12-14 14:48:43 UTC
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Post by Mandy Honeyman
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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