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Title: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: Garry Probert on February 22, 2017, 10:12:57 PM

Hi guys any info on this marvelous looking club box for sale on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201827487371?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Is it a budget hohner copy? I read somewhere that swiss made boxes were rather good but i think it was swiss made hohners?

many thanks

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: Theo on February 22, 2017, 10:42:15 PM

It looks well made, that with it's Swiss origin should mean it is well built. 

The makers plate says among other things Ton C, so it will be CF.

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: Garry Probert on February 23, 2017, 12:19:05 AM

Hi theo was hoping you would cast your expert eye over it, worth a bid or two
many thanks
garry

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: triskel on February 23, 2017, 04:45:19 AM

Josef Nussbaumer (a renowned maker of the Swiss Schwyzerörgeli accordions) moved to Bachenbülach in 1920, and a later incarnation of the business traded as "Bachenbülach" from 1937-39, and then as "Tell" (notice the crossbow logo!) from 1941-54.

The style of the grille would remind me of instruments made in the 1930's by Hohner's top builder/designer Venanzio Morino who, though born in Italy, worked in Switzerland from 1900 to 1928.

Of course, the "Club" system originated in Switzerland...

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: Garry Probert on February 23, 2017, 08:25:08 AM

Hi

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the "Club" system originated in Switzerland...

many thanks ,never too old to learn something

 

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: Theo on February 24, 2017, 10:14:50 AM

Here are the photos from ebay so they don't disappear after the auction is over.

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: triskel on March 06, 2017, 10:10:02 PM

And lo and behold, here's one badged "Nussbaumer" that's just turned up on German eBay: NUSSBAUMER - Akkordeon - Carl Geisser Zürich - Handharmonika Grossist -TOP (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NUSSBAUMER-Akkordeon-Carl-Geisser-Zurich-Handharmonika-Grossist-TOP-/311817109470?hash=item4899bf7fde:g:46kAAOSwdGFYvaUy)

With two registers behind the keyboard of this one too...

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: triskel on May 12, 2017, 12:16:44 PM

And another Nussbaumer, with a metal grille and no registers this time: Old Swiss diatonic button accordion needs service "Nussbaumer" (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-Swiss-diatonic-button-accordion-needs-service-Nussbaumer-/132188350506?hash=item1ec70a282a:g:UbQAAOSwjqVZE6N8)

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: Winston Smith on March 23, 2018, 10:10:10 AM

What about this one, then?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Accordion-Melodeon-Swiss-made-Bachenbulach-Bb-club-3-voice-M-MM-LMM-LM-switches/232698679727?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

It looks like a smasher to me, but I'm spent up!

Sorry that was the wrong picture, try his one:

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: triskel on March 23, 2018, 12:57:23 PM

Quote from: Edward Jennings on March 23, 2018, 10:10:10 AM

Sorry that was the wrong picture, try his one:

I did wonder...  ::)

It has the look of a 1940's model.

Title: Re: BACHENBULACH melodeon
Post by: Dave Praties on March 26, 2018, 07:24:19 AM

Well, I just bought that strange Swiss machine. Will let you know what it is like when it turns up. From the picture, it looks a bit like my old Hohner Super-Suisse. I sold that one on eventually because it was just so heavy. It was very nicely made though, and had a good sound. Dave