Description
Vintage Bell piano accordion number 31081 and case the case has been broken into at some time so the latch is twisted and does not engage with the the lock the rest of the case is good for age. When you open the case you are confronted by what I will call fake silver marbled effect and brilliant black and white piano keys . The bellows are edged in gold coloured metal making the whole accordion so attractive to look at. Taking the accordion out revels it has leather straps to hang it on your body to play it 2 leather buttoned straps on the side releases the bellows which to my untrained eye look in good condition. On squeezing the accordion it makes the loudest out of tune noise imaginable I do not know how to play the accordion it all seems to work ok would love to hear this accordion played by someone who knows how. Even if not played sitting with the case open this is a beautiful display piece Bell Accordions was a Surbiton-based musical instrument company founded around 1947 by Arthur Bell, initially focusing on its own-brand accordions made in Darlington, Co. Durham. The Surbiton showroom at 157-159 Ewell Road became a popular destination for accordion players in the 1950s and 60s. Following Arthur Bell’s death in 1961, the company was acquired by the German firm Hohner, which continued to manufacture accordions under the respected Bell brand. The company later expanded its product line to include other instruments, changing its name to Bell Musical Instruments, before its eventual closure in the late 1970s or early 1980s
