(THE SHIPPING COSTS ARE ACCURATE ONLY TO BRAZIL; PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR EXACT SHIPPING PRICES TO ANY OTHER DESTINATION. I AM ALSO "PROPCITY". I OPENED THIS SECOND EBAY ACCOUNT, "PROPCITY1", TO SELL IN U.S. FUNDS.) VERY BEAUTIFUL SOUNDING "DE FLORIO" "CONCERT 500" ACCORDION. SOUNDS PRETTY MUCH AS GOOD AS ANY ACCORDION I HAVE SOLD. IT IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE SEEN; I DON'T BELIEVE MANY OF THIS MODEL WERE MADE. MATT DE FLORIO WAS A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER IN TORONTO; HIS STORE IS STILL IN BUSINESS AFTER 50 YEARS. YOU CAN SEE HIM ON "YOUTUBE" PLAYING "GRANADA" ON HIS HOHNER "GOLA". LMMH. 4/5 SETS OF REEDS; I AM SURE THEY ARE HANDMADE. 14 TREBLE, ALL DIFFERENT, 7 BASS REGISTERS, AND PALM MASTER. THE LMH IS WITH M IN, OR OUT OF THE CHAMBER. 120 BASS. MADE IN ITALY. IT WEIGHS 24.8 LBS. THE KEYBOARD IS 19 1/2 INCHES, LEVEL AND PRETTY CLEAN; IT HAS YELLOWED EVENLY; IT LOOKS OK. A FEW KEYS HAVE JUST THE LIGHTEST SCRATCH; YOU HAVE TO LOOK ERY CLOSE. I HAVE A REPLACEMENT CASE THAT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND FITS VERY WELL. I WILL INCLUDE ALL BRAND NEW AN FRM ENTERPRISES BLACK VELVET LINED BASS STRAP, "PRO" SHOULDER STRAPS, AND A BACK PAD AND HARDWARE(NOT INSTALLED). THE GOOD: EVERY KEY AND BUTTON PLAYS PROPERLY EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE OF BASSOON AND PICCOLO NOTES ON THE PUSH OR PULL. THERE ARE NO BROKEN TIPS; THOSE REED TONGUES JUST HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED. IN AND OUT, UP AND DOWN ON THE L, M, M, AND H REGISTERS I CHECK. THERE IS NO RUST ON ANY OF THE OUTER REEDS; I GENTLY LIFTED THE LEATHERS AND SAW NONE UNDERNEATH; NOT A SPECK. THE WAX IS VERY GOOD. SOME OF THE LEATHERS ARE FLAT, SOME HAVE LIFTED. THE BELLOWS ARE PRETTY TIGHT. THE BAD: IT NEEDS A BIT OF TUNING. ON THE PIANO SIDE, A FEW MM NOTES ARE FASTER. ON THE BASS SIDE; A FEW NOTES, LIKE "C' AND "G", ARE UNDERPITCHED ON SOME REGISTERS. THE WHITE PIANO KEYS ARE KIND OF NOISY. THERE ARE 4 BELLOWS CORNERS MISSING. UNDER WHERE THERE SHOULD BE ONE, THERE IS A SMALL HOLE. IT COULD BE EASILY REPAIRED. I WILL INCLUDE THE CLOSEST REPLACEMENTS, HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT 100% IDENTICAL. THE TAPE SHOWS SOME WEAR. THE PAD FROM THE HIGHEST PIANO KEY ROD DOES NOT SIT EXACTLY OVER THE SOUND HOLE AND A BIT OF AIR LEAKS; I NUDGE OVER AND THEN IT STOPS. THERE IS NOTHING BROKEN; THE PAD JUST HAS TO BE ADJUSTED. THE UGLY: IT WAS PLAYED A LOT AND IT SHOWS. IT IS MISSING 23 CHROME GRILL FINS. THERE IS SOME RUST ON THE CHROME TRIM AROUND THE REGISTERS. THERE ARE SCRATCHES HERE AND THERE, MOSTLY ON THE BOTTOM AND LOWER BACK, AND ON THE BASS REGISTERS. COSMETICALLY IT IS NOT THAT GREAT. OVERALL: WITH A BIT OF TUNING AND SOME BELLOWS CORNER REPAIR, THE SOUND IS SO GOOD, COSMETICS WON'T BE MUCH OF AN ISSUE. |