Romagnoli Accordion Co.

We haven’t made an update for a few months because we have been soooo busy! But busy is good, so we’re are NOT complaining!  Dozens of unique and interesting repairs have found their way onto our work bench. We’ve retuned entire accordions, completed many keyboard adjustments and realigned twisted bass sections. But in the past few months, we have also completed about 6 full restorations. This is where we really shine! We love when a player walks in with an accordion that looks like it was squashed by a very large elephant! Why? Cause we LOVE a challenge. 

We’ve often said that our shop is similar to an operating room. Some “patients” come in with a sprained ankle (an out of tune reed) or a little trouble breathing (a hole in the bellows). Those are quick, easy fixes. But more and more we see “patients” that have broken bones (full treble and bass pad replacements) or ones that need brain surgery (bass converters that have completely frozen). Those are the fun surgeries projects! There is nothing more satisfying than taking an old, beloved accordion that is falling apart – and making it sing again. Do these projects take a while to repair? Yes, yes they do! We regularly put 60-80 hours of work into these projects over the course of a few weeks or months. But the joy of handing over a completely restored instrument to their owner is worth the time and effort. And the best thing? We learn something new with every single project we complete. Now, unfortunately, there are some accordions that come to us DOA. The reeds might be covered in thick rust or the bellows might be caked in black mold, but we thank the accordion for its years of service, and it gets placed into our “graveyard” where parts can be used to save others. 

So if you have an old accordion that grandpa or grandma used to play at every holiday and it looks a little worse for wear, bring it in and let the doctors take a closer look. You’d be amazed at what a little TLC and some elbow grease can do!