American Made EXCELSIOR SYMPHONY
This
is the original, the
legendary Excelsior Symphony from the Golden Age, nicely restored for
another 50 years of soul enriching music. The accordion has the
original hand-made Excelsior
reeds. What a sound ...
The
previous owner loved
his instrument and invested a lot in upgrades:
- Original key tops replaced with modern style white keys tops
with smooth edges (few of the keys sow minor surface hairline scratches)
- New bellows
- New bellows
protector
- New grill cloth
- Serial N: 10,529
- Hand-made reeds
- Tone
modulator
- The grill potentiometers are not connected - No
amplification
- 4 treble sets
of reeds - LMMH - American
swing tuning
- 5 sets of
bass reeds
- 41 keys, 19.25" keyboard with smooth white key tops; few
keys show surface hairline scratches - can't be felt while playing and
almost impossible to see
- 10 treble switches: Bassoon (L), Accordion (LMM),
Harmonium (LMH), Melodion (LM), Organ (LH), Oboe (M), Musette (MMH),
Violin (MM), Clarinet (MH), and Piccolo (H)
- Palm Master switch (LMMH)
- Very efficient Tone Modulator resulting in
22 distinct treble sounds
- 120 bass
with 3 switches
- Perfect balance - 23 lb
- New bellows
- New bellows protector
- Very good shoulder straps
- Solid hard-shell case
There
are not many American made Symphony
accordions for sale. Musicians tend to keep them once they are lucky
to find one. Some
people have mentioned they would really like to have one with modern
white key tops instead of the naturally yellowed original Excelsior
keys. While this is a matter of personal preference and I happen to
like the yellow keys I have to admit the modern key tops with smooth
longitudinal edges really enhance the playing experience. The sound is
spectacular. This is one of the few non0chambered instruments with which
you don't
need a tone chamber. With the tone modulator closed the bassoon and
clarinet will melt your heart. Each reed sings. It is unbelievable how
much tonal power this instrument produces while being so
light you would feel like dancing with it.
