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Title: williams 2 row accordion
Post by: diatonix on January 10, 2019, 11:57:52 AM

Hi folks, someone sent me a picture of a small diatonic accordion, 2 rows, 8 basses, looks nice but relatively cheaply made (Chinese?). Logo: Williams.  I suspect it could be Irish tuned. The owner inherited it, wants to get rid of it and asked for my opinion. I haven't come across it before and am wondering if it rings a bell somewhere. Thanks!

Title: Re: williams 2 row accordion
Post by: Rob Lands on January 10, 2019, 03:00:44 PM

There are references on the web to an American "Irish" accordion player - John Williams including some old videos.  The logo looks like a signature so I throw this out.

Title: Re: williams 2 row accordion
Post by: Stiamh on January 10, 2019, 06:35:32 PM

John Williams is a distributor of some kind for Saltarelle* so I don't think this has anything to do with him. The box looks very like a made-in-China Cairdin clone, several examples of which I saw a few years ago, though I'm sure the name was something other than Williams.

* melodeon (Jeff) you can spare us your usual comments on this subject - thanks :|glug

Title: Re: williams 2 row accordion
Post by: Andrew Wigglesworth on January 10, 2019, 11:58:32 PM

Yes, a Chinese made instrument. I once saw one somewhere or other in the flesh.

Still being sold by Lark in the Morning  - https://larkinthemorning.com/collections/accordions/products/acc016

Title: Re: williams 2 row accordion
Post by: diatonix on January 11, 2019, 09:28:01 AM

Thanks a lot, folks!