The used Italian accordion checklist
A used instrument can be a wonderful entry into Italian accordion culture. A calm inspection is the best first accessory.
Buying & Collecting
Buying & Collecting
Inspect, compare and document an instrument before you commit money, time or a place in your collection.
What a serial number can actually tell you
A serial number is a clue in a chain of evidence, not a universal passport for every accordion.
Use the atlas to build provenance questions
The signature reference maps the Italian accordion through makers, models, artists, regions, styles and recordings. Every relationship is a lead to verify, not a decorative connection.
Buying antique furniture in Paris: a collector’s guide
How Paris flea markets, auction houses and dealers work, and what to check before buying antique furniture, silver or Asian objects in the city.
Dark Swords: an accordion site’s view of a blade MMO
Dark Swords, the English-language MMORPG by High Tow, is examined through the interests of accordion readers: craft, materials, maintenance and documented