Where were they made before, and were they superior? I tried a Bravo. Sent it back for a refund because it sounded like a tin can. Len Killick. Post by Jamey Yes, I know they are now. How do you tell the difference in one made in China, and the same model made before then in Czechoslovokia, I think? Post by Len Killick It's usually possible to tell by the quality of the finish, especially inside. Outside celluloid is sometimes not quite so cleanly finished at a join on a european model you shouldn't see any join except where it is meant to be!
Inside the evidence is often much clearer. Was this a 72 bass? More comments from anyone about balance particularly on Chinese made accordions? Hi Ike! Yes, it is a 72 bass and balances perfectly up and down. I saw those other posts too and noticed they seemed to be about more expensive models, but may have missed someone complaining about the Hohnica balance.
Anyway, mine is veritical. It does take some "manhandling" to play, and some teachers might think that is not so great for a student, but I would be a lot less devastated if the Scottish drum playing lady next to me at Mulligan's Pub whacked the Hohnica instead of my Terrible thought in either case! Reply to author. Report message as abuse. Show original message. Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message.
Whats with all this chinese crap? Hi all. Without commenting on the socio-political aspects of this thread: My understanding is basically the same as Ike's. The Chinese Honer button boxes are better quality than the old German made ones, and mine has a very simple but very effective modification that makes playing more comfortable - makes you wonder why the originals were not modified like this.
Russ Gray. When I talked to hohner a while ago they told me that ALL The 3 rows are built in China - the Classic and the ones that say made in germany are sent to germany after being made in china for finishing touches.
Or, you might save some bucks by getting an older Corona II, mid's or thereabouts. They show up on eBay from time to time; nothing there right now. Few years ago, I found a nice circa Blackie there, good price, didn't need much work, although a couple notes have gone a little out of tune since I bought it.
Eric von Daeniken. Speaking of accordions, the most expensive models like Gola and Morino are made in the Trossingen factory. Parts of some mid-priced models like the Atlantic are made in Italy or Czech Republic. The Alpina's are italian made. David Tong. Can't see why anyone would consider the Amicas to be 'crap' models I hope Hohner, Inc. I'm told some of the other models have 2 ways you can fasten the straps on.
Ike, Actually, it does have two strap positions. The 48 bass they make now only has 26 keys. BTW I think I have a couple of those somewhere in storage.
I have so many accordions to fix up, and not enough time, plus repair and tuining jobs coming in all the time.
Your old 48 could have probably been fixed upwith new bellows, hardware and reed work. I wish I had more time to work on accordions, but my wife has been recovering form surgery, and my year-old goes to a school which expects me to enslave him at home with their homework which he has trouble understanding, although he is actually rather intelligent, but he has issues with language skills. The other hooligan kids in the neighborhood are always making a ruckus, since their parents have even less time to spend with them than I do wih mine.
People are forced to work long hours to make ends meet, both parents, and then with what little time they have left they are zonked out and lie around watching TV instead of paying attention to their kids.
Plus, I'm expected to be sociable which is where I usually have to draw the line. Oh well, if I spent less time on usenet, I would have more time to work -- www.
Pete Nalda. Man I'm glad to see someone step up onto the plate on this as I'm a big fan of high quality hand made instruments as much as the next guy, but I was really impressed with the Hohner Panther 3 row. It actually out played a German Corona II in terms of ease and responsiveness. Aren't most of the Corona II's mde in China now?
Carlos Karlitos Way accordion collection. Glenn Allessi: accordion collection. Helmut Wurzer accordion collection 1 :: 2 :: 3 :: 4.
Trossingen - Home of Hohner 1 :: 2. Hohner factory tour Compadre, Rey del Vallenato, Corona Supreme. Fabrizio Cupini, designer of the new Hohner models. How a Corona is build.
Assembling a Hohner Corona. Factory Tuning. Hohner Repair Shop. Spare Parts Department. Corona 20er Jahre - Corona of the twenties. Corona 30er Jahre - Corona of the thirties. Corona III R. Hohner Erica. Hohner Liliput. Corona 37 buttons, by Math Habet. Castagnari Lilly. Beltrami accordions. Paolo Soprani club model. Deutsche Handharmonika - German style accordion. Oesterreich - Austrian style accordions. Zweireiher und Club-Modelle - Two rows and Club models.
Peter Unbehauen Fotos - photos 1. All accordions have a button keyboard on the left-hand side for bass chords, but on the right-hand side, where the melody is played, they can have either piano or button keys. Wir haben auch eine deutschsprachige Webseite. Sollen wir die Sprache wechseln? A further invisible distinction is the type: there are both chromatic and diatonic accordions. The most common accordion in the Americas is the diatonic.
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