I get dozens of emails each month from accordion owners asking me to help them identify their instruments. I want to make it completely clear that I am not an expert on accordions. In fact, I know very little about accordions. I am a trumpet player who happens to be very appreciative of musical instruments and their history. I will also confess that for some reason I am fascinated by the Accordions; the music and the way they sound. Like many of you, I inherited an accordion; in my case from my grandfather. I was very curious about it: How old is it? Is it valuable? Is it a popular accordion and of good quality? In my search for information on this old, Gubas & Sohn Accordion from my grandfather, it dawned on me how little information is available about old accordions online. My goal with the Accordion Stop Blog is to expose the world of Accordion owners to as many pictures and as much information as possible in hopes to find someone who might be able to help us identify our accordions. So, please don’t ask me to identify or provide a value or identification of your instrument. I know as much about your accordion as you do. The best way to get information on your accordion is to participate on this blog and share. Now, let me give you some useful instructions for submitting your Accordion and maximizing all of our chances for success.

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Alas, another accordion, but no markings or ways to identify it. No model number. Can someone help?

I was looking to identify this Sano accordion I picked up at an estate sale. I know nothing about musical instruments but was looking to put it up on ebay and wanted to find information on it.  It does work but shows its age and isn’t cosmetically perfect.

If you know something about this accordion, could you please send me an email: info@accordionstop.com.
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I have no name or model number of this particular accordion. Only a picture. The only information I got from its owner is the following:
Hello my name is Noelle. My dad recently passed away and left me a lot of instruments one being this accordion. I can not locate a name on it and really don’t know much about it. I know it has 120 bass keys and it is a full size accordion, also it is a 22 inch key board. Could you tell me more about it, possibly you can help me. I sent as many pics as I could.

I did receive a few more pictures, but they all look exactly the same, so I am only publishing the one. If someone happens to know anything about this instrument, please email me at info@accordionstop.com or leave comments below.

Received an email from a reader who is thinking about purchasing this nice-looking, red Paolo Soprani Accordion. Below are a couple of pictures and also a link to more pictures. I am currently considering the purchase of an old (I think) paolo soprani accordion. I was wondering if you could try and identify what model it is and when it was made. I have attached pictures in the following link.

More Pictures: Paolo Soprani Red Accordion

If you know anything about this Accordion and what it might be worth, please email me or share your comments below:
info@accordionstop.com