HOHNER ACCORDION FOR SALE FULL

a tiny full two voice club accordion with a two octave bass. These are pretty loud with a full rich 4 octave bass There was an unusual 3 voice version of these called the Sonora. like the model 3 the accidental row reeds have their own reed block. This model has mother of pearl buttons and a snazzy mechanism which opens the inner row pallets in a parallel fashion. These are a 2 voice box but now have 7 accidental buttons like the Modell 3. A big old soundĪn in between the Erika and the Modell Victoria, a two voice with 4 Accidentals as per Erika layout but with a grille style like the Victoria, plain casein buttons this has the Erika sound This body is the predecessor of many of the two and three voice Club and 3 row accordions of the forties and fifties These were MMM and less common Lmm with a register for the low. The three voice big brother of the Erika these were available in wood or perloid finish. Nearly all are 21 + 4 these normally have the old Hohner Zinc reedplates and are as good a hohner 2 1/2 row as you can get Whilst there are minor differences in bass button type, and some minor variations in reed types the Erika and Modell 2 are all but identical to, and a direct evolution of the Modell 1. These are more like a nice 2 row with a gleighton and make great conversions. 19+4 (picolletta) and 21+4 (piccola) layouts, there were a couple of other variations on this like the swiss style HUG. This is a lovely sounding box, these came in 19+2. Originally with a wooden keyboard but more commonly with an improved steel mechanism keyboard. The earliest of the modern Hohner club accordions. the pictures show a Hohner produced Koch and the original Koch Ouverture which lent its name to the later Hohner offering, the preciosa name was originally a tiny Koch 2 row the modell 1 Club accordion is a direct descendant of this box which went on to become the pokerwork and erica that we know today. Originally a Koch design, Hohner bought the Koch company and the combination of the Koch two row with the Hohner two row of the time produced one of the most enduring designs which is still made in China today. This was not one of the club accordions but deserves a mention as this is where the Modell 1 came from. Club Accordion Models The 2815 or 1600 or 2915 or Weiner or pokerwork or whatever. These may have fallen out of favour with some but some of them are of a quality that rivals anything produced today. The Ouverture is a very refined four or five voice machine with the depth of sound normally found in a high end piano accordion. In the hands of a good musician playing the music it was built for there is nothing like it. In contrast the Modell X is an out and out Club machine with a sound all of its own. The modell 1 and Erika are more akin to a high quality 2 1/2 row and as such make great conversions. Whilst all Clubs they all have their own strengths and quirks. Instrumental in the establishment of the club craze they produced some fantastic boxes through the mid twentieth century. Hohner did not invent the Club layout and other makers produced Clubs as far back as the early 20s but Hohner ran with the concept and produced tens of thousands of accordions in this format. The club system is cevered on our Club page here. From the humble Erika with it’s beautiful tone through to the Ouvertures and Model X which are of top quality to rival any modern box. I have come across many Hohner club accordions over the years and have come to appreciate the quality of them.

Hohner accordion for sale