Italy's elite accordion makers say it is common for aficionados to travel thousands of miles to Castelfidardo to buy one of their custom-made instruments. Castelfidardo has been turning out ...

[Accordion playing…] Like this one ... So this one I can see the back and it says, “Made in Italy,” serial number 2139. When do you think this was made? Beer: This one I’m guessing ...

There’s the cost factor, too. New high-end accordions — made in Italy by hand, as they have been for decades — can easily cost $10,000 to $20,000. “There are not many parents who can pay ...

He came to Houston in 1961 to repair and tune Italian-made accordions. He got to Houston with $2 and no understanding of English. After arriving, he began going by the Anglicized version of his ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Pigini accordions can have over 12,000 individual pieces, compared to the few hundred in a standard accordion. Each piece is installed by hand, which can take over ...

He eventually went to Italy, where most of the world's accordions are made. It was there he got multiple certificates in accordion repair. "I made a life out of it," he said from his home in ...

10/18/2021 October 18, 2021 Many musicians swear by the accordions made in the small town of Castelfidardo in Italy. Every fall, accordion players from all over the world meet at an international ...