In the early 1950s all Excelsior production was moved to the Italian town of Castelfidardo, and these accordions soon became renowned for their full, rich tone and excellent build quality. Castelfidardo is famous for being the birthplace of the accordion over 150 years ago, and is still the centre of the accordion industry today. In 1948, Excelsior opened a new factory in the Italian town of Castelfidardo, in order to cope with the increasing demand for their products in the USA and Europe. and the legendary musician Art Van Damme, who many consider to have been the greatest jazz accordionist of all time. These included Charles Magnante, Pietro Deiro Jr.
The high quality instruments being produced became extremely popular amongst the top American accordion players, and were increasingly played on the jazz circuit.Īfter the Second World War, many of the top professional players used Excelsior accordions. In 1924, the Excelsior factory was founded by Italian immigrants living in New York City. We always have a large range of new and used Excelsior piano accordions in stock, and if you can’t find the exact accordion you’re looking for then no problem, as we can simply order in any new accordion from Excelsior that is not currently in store. We are pleased to be able to offer a large range of new and used Excelsior piano accordions for sale.
The accordion’s trademark sound is produced by tapping its keys while simultaneously working the bellows. The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument played by stretching and squeezing the hands in order to work its bellows.