This
professional BELL accordion is a rare model, built by Borsini for
Aldo Mencaccini, the founder and owner of BELL Accordions till 2006.
This unique instrument was built to the highest quality standard of
Borsini's
Super Star models. This BELL was ergonomically optimized with a very
slim body design and 3/4 sets of reeds. The bassoon and clarinet
reeds a tone chamber with a second set of clarinet reeds out of the
chamber like in the Sonola SS6 model. This way we have the perfect
instrument for a jazz accordionist who would love the added
versatility of Italian musette sounds. The accordion is very
efficient and has full rich tone. The depth of the bass reeds is
truly impressive.
Here
is a summary of the features.
- Made in Italy by Borsini - Model Super Star
- Serial Number 733 (built in 2004-2005)
- 3/4 sets of Hand-Made
- 41 keys, 19.25 " keyboard
- wooden keys with white key tops - smooth edges - a delight to play
- 3 sets of treble reeds - LM1M2
- Double Tone Chamber - LM1
- Italian musette tuning
- 7 treble switches - Bassoon (L), Bandonion (LM1), Accordion
(LM1M2), Violin (M1M2), Clarinet (M1), Sopran, and Acoustic
Mute (closes all treble reeds in case MIDI is installed). The
Violin and Accordion give you musette sound. The Bassoon,
Clarinet, and Bandonion are concert tuned.
- 4 sets of bass reeds
- Low-A bass reed configuration
- Tone-chambered bass reed block for the lowest octave Bass reeds
- 4 bass switches including
acoustic mute (MIDI ready)
- 120 white bass buttons, each one is surrounded by felt for very
smooth and silent action
- Sennheiser
condenser microphones with separate Volume controls for Treble
and Bass
- Absolutely air-tight clean bellows
- New bac-kpad for bellows protection
- New shoulder straps
- New bass strap
- Very nice hard-shell case
- 24 lb - one of
the most ergonomic and efficient tone chamber accordion you can find
Here is a
link to a Dropbox folder where you can see more high resolution
photographs and hear sound samples of this instrument. I
suggest you listen with headphones:
The accordion is offered with one
year warranty. The new owner will enjoy a beautiful instrument
with smooth mechanics, impressive tonal character, and very
strong sound projection. I would recommend this
accordion to anyone who likes a light weight strolling instrument
of professional quality, with full size keyboard and tone chamber.
Call me at 973-770-6877 with any questions or to schedule your
visit to the Accordion Gallery.