Excelsiola info and history

[s***@datagravity.com]

Your serial number places the instrument in one of two years depending on the
month it was made.................. 1945 or 1946. I have one purchased in
1946 with a serial number a little higher.

I am looking at an Excelsiola w. serial number 6334. I have the bill of sale, which is from 1942. (It cost $996). In perfect condition, in its original case. Trying to figure out what model, and its value but I do not know anything
about accordions.

[ike milligan]

Post by s***@datagravity.com

Your serial number places the instrument in one of two years depending on the
month it was made.................. 1945 or 1946. I have one purchased in
1946 with a serial number a little higher.

I am looking at an Excelsiola w. serial number 6334. I have the bill of sale, which is from 1942. (It cost $996). In perfect condition, in its original case. Trying to figure out what model, and its value but I do not know anything
about accordions.

Values of accordions of exactly the same make and model are all over the
map, depending on the condition. The external condition can tell you
something negative about the internal condition, like if it is beat up
or showing lots of wear,l but even if the external condition looks good,
it could possibly still need a lot of work done on the reeds, which
takes hours and maybe hours.
If you know nothing about accordions, you would have no chance of
deciding if it needs reed work. Very very few people know how to do reed
work in this country, I mean very very very few.

[ike milligan]

Post by s***@datagravity.com

Your serial number places the instrument in one of two years depending on the
month it was made.................. 1945 or 1946. I have one purchased in
1946 with a serial number a little higher.

I am looking at an Excelsiola w. serial number 6334. I have the bill of sale, which is from 1942. (It cost $996). In perfect condition, in its original case. Trying to figure out what model, and its value but I do not know anything
about accordions.

One more comment please. A 1940's era Excelsiola would be originally a
high quality among accordions at the time of manufacture.
Since you said you know nothing about accordions, if you could arrange
to have someone who is a fairly fluent player actually play it, and if
they can't detect any problems with it, it is worth some money, like
probably over $500 and up, but everything depends on playability, and
that old, it could need some work.
When an accordion needs work, everything depends on getting it fixed,
which might be difficult, since many try to fix accordions but only a
handful of technicians in the country really know what they are doing.