Handmade button accordion with top notch components in BC. The reeds are in MMM bandoneon configuration with 3 switches providing M, MM and MMM options. High end Italian components from Carini are used everywhere. It features my favorite Binci Professional handmade reeds throughout. The case is black walnut and has walnut burl inlaid panels. This was made in France at Emmanuel Pariselle’s accordion build workshop by a friend of mine. I still have and cherish my BbEb made at another time. My friend is a meticulous workman and his craftsmanship is evident. Neither of our instruments have the polished fit and finish of a Castagnari but they do have that one-of-a-kind handmade flavor.

It is in excellent condition. It has nice Italian bellows with black tape and red cloth covered folds. It has 27 treble buttons in 11/10/6 layout. It has an 18 bass left side configured in low note/chord pairs. The design has thirdless chords. A layout of the keyboards including the accidentals is provided in the picture section. The handmade Binci professional reeds are excellent and have more dynamic range than my Castagnari boxes. The valves are modern plastic and plastic/composite one way valves for long trouble free life. The air button hole is also larger than a standard instrument to gulp air quickly when desired. If you look at the picture of the bottom of the instrument you will see two star wheel adjusters. These provide an adjustable bass/chord muting to alter the balance between the trebles and bass sides.

The bass notes feature a cassotto style cantilevered design- see pictures. The wooden keyboard is walnut and has a finger grooved edge of some exotic hardwood. The bass strap has Velcro adjustment. A nice Italian shoulder strap is included along with a gig bag.

I have checked all reeds and tweak tuned a few notes that had drifted since new. It is MMM configuration tuned -4/0/+6 cents with A440 Hz as the reference frequency.