SANO accordions are very similar to Sonola. Sano accordions are very well built. Since there are relatively small number of Sano accordions many people haven't had a chance to play one and fully appreciate the quality. The SANO Stereo Thirty model is a full size instrument that features 4/5 sets of hand-finished reeds, tone modulator, and factory amplification. It compares to Sonola AA10. 

I believe this particular accordion was custom-built. The keyboard is made of aged American walnut and has Teflon inserts for the key rods (see pictures below), similar to the Hohner Gola design. However, this SANO keyboard is better than the Gola keyboard since there are separate key rods for black and white keys and each rod is of larger diameter resulting in a more robust design. Servicing the keyboard was a pleasure. The final result is amazing action and a pleasure to play. This is a rare musette version of the Stereo Thirty model featuring LMMM reed configuration and musette tuning. Listen to the sound samples to hear the sound quality and appreciate the tonal versatility of this instrument.

The resonant accordion body is crafted from aged mahogany and serves as an extended resonant chamber, in a sense a tone chamber for all reeds. The tone modulator is very efficient. The effect is absolutely indistinguishable from a tone chamber when you close the tone modulator. I just tuned the accordion and have had a great time playing it. It is ergonomic and inspires you to play longer. With each treble switch you will recall parts of your repertoire that sound authentic with the corresponding tuning. The accordion has been loved and maintained in great condition over the years.

• Made in Italy
• Professional quality hand-finished reeds
• 4 treble sets of reeds - LM1M2M3
• Musette tuned with M2 set at -8 cents and M3 at +16 cents
  
• 5 sets of bass reeds
  
• Tone Modulator - creates a beautiful sonority  - follow the links below to hear sound samples
• 41 keys, 19-1/4" keyboard - American walnut keys with Lucite key tops, just serviced, excellent action and feel
  
• 12 treble switches (2 of them are for the tone modulator): Open, Master (LMMM), Bassoon (L), Bandoneon (LM1), Accordion (LM1M2), Master (LMMM), Sax (LM₂), Clarinet (M1), Violin (M1M3), Musette (MMM), Master (LMMM), and Close. The MMM corresponds to French musette. The M1M3 gives you Italian musette. The Sax (LM₂) switch gives you swing sound. You can hear the different sounds on the recorded sound samples.

• Palm Master (LMMM)
  
• 22 different treble reed sounds with the modulator open and closed
  
• 120 bass with low-A reed configuration
• 7 bass switches
• One of the bass switches  features the lowest bass reeds alone (no chords play when this switch is selected). This allows the performer to play bass line on jazz arrangements or to record a bass line. 
• Factory stereo amplified with tone and volume knobs for treble and bass - could be Mono or Stereo - works great
• Clean 17-fold bellows with plenty of volume for normal phrasing even playing big chords
• Bellows protector
• 27 lb
• Very good hard case with internal padding and cover for keyboard protection
• Serviced in October 2022 and offered with a full year warranty serviced at the Accordion Gallery in Flemington, NJ

The keyboard is made of aged American walnut and has Teflon inserts for the key rods.

The interior of the instrument is pristine.
Valves, reeds, wax, leathers - all in excellent condition.

The reeds have never been touched by power tools.

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