Excelsior Model 940 Cassotto MIDI Amplified Accordion
This professional Excelsior accordion was made by Pigini in 2007 and
is loaded with features - professional quality CAGNONI reeds, double
tone chamber, MIDI, and amplification. The grill controller has a very
elegant design with touch sensitive buttons. It is intuitive and easy
to use. The bassoon and clarinet reeds are in a tone chamber. There
are two other sets of clarinet reeds outside the chamber. You have a
choice of concert sounds and Italian musette. Included
are all accessories - power supply/control box, MIDI data cable,
audio cable, and a MIDI manual.
- Made in Italy by Pigini, Model 940
- Beautiful rhinestone decoration
- Professional Quality CAGNONI Reeds
- Factory installed LT MIDI system for
treble and bass
- Amplified - Separate Tone/Volume
controls for treble and bass
- 4 sets of treble reeds - LMMH
- Tuned to 440 Hz with the out-of-chamber
clarinet reeds (M2) set 15 cents sharp for Italian Musette sound
- DOUBLE TONE
CHAMBER (CASSOTTO) - Bassoon (L) and Clarinet (M1)
- 41 keys, 19.25
" keyboard - wooden keys with white key tops - very easy to
play
- 11 different treble switches:
Bassoon (L), Bandonion (LM1), Accordion
(LMM), Harmonium (LM1H), Organ (LH), Master
(LMMH), Musette (MMH), Violin (MM), Clarinet (M1), Oboe
(M1H), and Piccolo (h). The switches highlighted in blue correspond to
Italian musette. The other switches give you concert sounds without
tremolo. Very versatile accordion.

- Palm Master (LMMH) switch
- 5
sets of bass reeds
- Low-A bass reed configuration
- 120
bass - state of the art mechanics - smooth and silent action
- 6 bass switches with clean chrome
plating
- Deep-fold bellows - excellent
compression
- Backpad for bellows protection
- Hard-shell case with internal
padding, wheels and additional handle
- 27 lb
- Optional
MIDI module - your choice of Solton MS40 (Balkan rhythms and
styles loaded as a bonus) or Ketron XD3.
This
is a very versatile instrument in excellent condition. You can play it
as a fine acoustic accordion, as an amplified accordion, as electronic
MIDI instrument, or in any combination of these features. The
accordion has been serviced at the Accordion Gallery and in guaranteed
to please its next owner. Call 973-770-6877 with any questions.
Let's take a look
inside this fine accordion. The MIDI was installed at the factory
and is very neat.
The MIDI board is
mounted on the treble reed blocks and is easy to remove in case the
reeds need service.