PAOLO SOPRANI "FRENCH MUSSETTE" LMMM CHROMATIC BUTTON ACCORDION/ACCORDIAN/AKKORD

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PAOLO SOPRANI LMMM CHROMATIC BUTTON ACCORDION. "C" SYSTEM. THE "C" IS IN THE 1ST AND 4TH ROW. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. 4/5 SETS OF REEDS. 9 TREBLE, 2 BASS REGISTERS. 87 TREBLE BUTTONS. 120 BASS BUTTONS. MADE IN ITALY. BUTTONS. IT WEIGHS 25.2 LBS. THE CASE IS SOLID. IT DOES SHOW SOME WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT THE LATCHES AND HINGES ARE FINE, AND THE VELVET IS VERY GOOD. I WILL INCLUDE ALL BRAND NEW, FRM ENTERPRISES OF BOSTON, A BLACK VELVET LINED BASS STRAP(INSTALLED), AND MATCHING "PRO' SHOULDER STRAPS.
THE GOOD:
THE TUNING IS VERY GOOD. IT DON'T HEAR ANY NOTES OUT OF TUNE, BUT SOME MM AND MMM NOTES ARE A BIT FASTER OR SLOWER. ON THE INSIDE, I DID NOT SEE A SPECK OF RUST ON ANY OF THE REEDS BENEATH OR BESIDE THE LEATHERS, WHICH ARE PRETTY FLAT. THE WAX IS VERY GOOD ON THE BASS SIDE, ALL THE REEDS WERE INTACT, BUT IN SHIPPING, SOME REEDS DISLODGED ON THE PIANO SIDE, AND MY REPAIRMAN HAD TO REWAX THEM IN PLACE. IT LOOKS OK, BUT IS A BIT MESSY. THE BELLOWS ARE QUITE CLEAN AND TIGHT. THE OWNER ADDED SOME BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE, AT THE LOWER BACK, AS THERE WAS SOME VERY SLIGHT WEAR ON THE ORIGINAL TAPE. I CAN INCLUDE SOME BELLOWS TAPE, IF YOU WANT TO REMOVE SOME OF THE ORIGINAL, BUT I DON'T THINK IT IS REALLY NECESSARY.
THE BAD:
SOME OF THE CLARINET REEDS HAVE TO BE TWEAKED, AS I COUNTED 8 DON'T PLAY ON THE PUSH OR PULL, JUST WHEN I ENGAGED THE CLARINET REGISTER. ALL THE REEDS ARE THERE; THERE ARE NO BROKEN TIPS.
THE UGLY:
COSMETICALLY IT IS GOOD.  THERE ARE SOME NICKS AND SCRATCHES. THERE IS A VERY THIN, 2 INCH SURFACE CRACK, BY THE SHOULDER HARNESS, BUT IS ONLY IN THE CELLULOID. THERE WAS A WEAR SPOT ON THE BOTTOM, THAT WAS TOUCHED UP; IT LOOKS OK, AND IS NOT THAT NOTICEABLE.
I AM NOT A REPAIRMAN, BUT I HAVE SOLD OVER 185 ACCORDIONS ON EBAY. I DO MY BEST TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, SO KNOW WHAT IT MIGHT NEED IN THE WAY OF REPAIRS. "IS THERE RUST ON ANY OF THE REED TONGUES", "ARE SOME NOTES OUT OF TUNE", "DO SOME NOTES NOT PLAY"? SOME REPAIRS LIKE STICKY KEYS, REGISTERS, OR BUTTONS, NOTES NOT PLAYING, AND MECHANISM ADJUSTMENT, CAN BE AN EASY FIX. I LIKE TO PLAY ACCORDION, AND INCLUDE A VIDEO. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME PACKING ACCORDIONS, TO MAKE SURE THEY ARRIVE WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. AFTER 15 YEARS ON EBAY, SO FAR SO GOOD, "TOUCH WOOD". I HAVE CUSTOM DOUBLE WALLED CARDBOARD BOXES MADE, SO THE BOXES ARE NOT OVER SIZED, AND SHIPPING COSTS ARE KEPT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. I LAY THE ACCORDION CASE FLAT TO BETTER DISTRIBUTE THE WEIGHT; I ISOLATE THE BASS BUTTONS WITH CARDBOARD STRIPS AND PAINTERS' TAPE. I WRAP BUBBLE WRAP AROUND THE ACCORDION, INSIDE THE CASE, SO IT IS SNUG AND CUSHIONED, AND WRAP MORE AROUND THE CASE, INSIDE THE CARDBOARD BOX. CANADA POST IS REASONABLE AND I CHARGE ONLY THE EXACT COST.                                   I HAVE A 100% EBAY RATING ON MY 2 ACCOUNTS, "PROPCITY" AND "PROPCITY1". I HAVE SOLD 185 ACCORDIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD; 85 ACCORDIONS WORLDWIDE,
WITH THE CASE
IN 1 BOX, TO: SOUTH KOREA, MEXICO, IRELAND, ISRAEL, CHINA, HONG KONG, GREECE, TAIWAN, SWEDEN, SLOVOKIA, SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, PORTUGAL, GERMANY, JAPAN, CHILE, ITALY, POLAND, AUSTRALIA, ARGENTINA, FRANCE, AND OVER 60 TO THE U.S.A.                          I HAVE SHIPPED 15 ACCORDIONS SUCCESSFULLY TO CHINA,
WITH THE CASE
. IT COSTS 5. BY AIR, 5. BY SURFACE.                                                     I ACCEPT PAYPAL, BUT FOR SELLER PROTECTION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS; I HAVE TO SHIP IT TO THE ADDRESS ON THE EBAY ORDER DETAILS.