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Modern high end instruments include a cross-bar between the treble reedblocks. There are several improvements over the original. The thumb loop is intact and the instrument has shoulder strap brackets installed. The bass strap looks fine as do the bellows straps. Often there are cracks or entire sections missing between keys on some of these old accordions. The wooden keyboard is intact with no cracks or missing pieces. The treble and chord reed valves are the modern plastic ones and are functioning fine.Īs the photo shows, the metal grill has a little rust but no major dents. Final tuning occurs in situ with the reedblocks inside the case. The bass reedplates were removed, cleaned, one-way valves replaced and remounted then rewaxed onto the reedblocks. The original large and medium bass one way valves were all removed and replaced with new composite valves. The original treble, chord and bass reeds are steel on aluminum plates and have the Hohner “T” or “H” marking. It has 21 treble buttons and 8 bass buttons. The bellows are reasonably tight but show some tape wear on the back and bottom. The Red celluloid covered wood case is in great structural shape but shows some wear. Unlike most of the older Hohner boxes purchased on ebay, this is ready to play without further adjustment required. I repair and tune button accordions and have specialized in older Hohner button boxes.Restored and tuned German made Double Ray Black Dot with original aluminum reedplates and steel reeds in the keys of BC. The treble reeds were tuned with a tremolo beat frequency of approximately 2 Hz at the low notes gradually rising to about 6 Hz at the high notes, for a sweet tremolo. There are 124 reeds in this instrument and every single one has been tuned. Most of these older Hohner accordions are found with numerous notes out of tune, wheezing or not sounding at all. This would make a good beginner’s instrument and weighs in at a light 5.5 pounds. I am reducing the price for these two reasons.

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The back also has a small stable crack near the air button. The reeds are slightly uneven sounding compared to other old Hohners I am selling and were difficult to tune. Please make a note if you wish for this addition while ordering. I can furnish new shoulder strap brackets for a nominal fee before shipment if desired. The bellows straps are used but functional. The bass strap has been replaced at some point. A new bellows gasket was fitted on one side.Īs the photo shows, the metal grill is in nice shape with no major rust. All reedplates were removed, cleaned, one-way valves replaced and remounted then rewaxed onto the reedblocks.

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The original leather one way valves were all removed and replaced with modern plastic one way valves for long trouble free life. The original treble, chord and bass reeds are steel on aluminum plates and have the Hohner “H” marking.

The low buttons on each row of the treble side are the standard Hohner accidentals.

The bellow tape has some wear and shows signs of previous repairs but is still functioning normally. The original bellows have beautiful colored papers and are reasonably tight. The painted wood case is in good shape but shows normal wear for an instrument of this age. This was made in Germany in the Hohner factory. Restored pre-Pokerwork Venezia button accordion in the keys of C/F circa 1940.