Super Salas – Stradella – Single Cassotto Accordion – 41key/120 Bass Piano Accordion – mild wet tuning £1850

Super Salas – Stradella, Single Cassotto Accordion – 41key/120 Bass Piano Accordion – Mild Wet Tuning £1850

Probably dating to the 1960s this is a chance to purchase a single cassotto instrument at a reasonable price. The accordion has  best quality “A mano” reeds and has been lightly restored to achieve a highly polished look and is very attractive with it’s period “keyboard-style” registers. . The 16′ cassotto sound is warm but has plenty of edge too. The rest of the reeds are out of cassotto but they are sweet sounding. Two 8′ sets of reeds are bright and with their mildly wet tuning means that they have a slower vibrato, which offers a kind of versatility that would limit accordions with faster vibratos .  The 4′ piccolo set of reeds is bright and punchy. A  very handsome period instrument would attract the collector of instruments from the golden era of accordion-making but one that can be used by a professional seeking a single cassotto accordion. This instrument is good condition and has just been serviced tuned by ZZ Music recently. The bass only offers two sounds (Master and high) from its double action, single register, hence the lower price.

Salas of Stradella was one of the first manufacturers to break away from the first accordion factory in Stradella, the world-famous Dallapé. Sadly this once great name ceased trading in the 1980s after orginally being founded in 1910 by Gouseppe Pasquini, Pietro Filipponi nad Francesco Zanetti. Pasquini who trained with Dallapé and then worked for Maga Ercole. He sold the business to Dante Barozzi in 1948 when the “Super” prefix was added. He ceased trading in July 1982.

New Soft case and shoulder straps included.

Please email info@zzmusic.uk to arrange a test drive in Harrow.

Manufacturer: Super Salas

Model Name: Single Cassotto

Number of standard bass buttons: 120

• Standard Bass system: Stradella 

Right hand system: Piano keys  

• Number of keys or Buttons: 41 keys

Sets of reeds – 4/5

Number of registers: 12 Treble  – 1 Bass (2 effects)

Cassotto tone chamber– Single Cassotto (16′)

Reed Quality:  A Mano

Colour: black

Weight: 12kg

Case/Straps: Soft case and leather/velour straps

Condition of appearance – This accordion is in good condition. 

Mechanical Condition – The keyboard is fast and responsive and has been serviced. The leather valves are original and have been serviced

Tuning Condition – This instrument has benefitted from a recent retune by ZZ Music.