I've posted a link before, but here's my red pine accordion. I really love it, but I wondered if the end plates were something other than red pine -- the grain seems different from the rest. Maybe it's simply the way the wood was cut. Any ideas? I should probably ask the man himself.









Sadly, I've playing so much guitar in the past month, I hardly touch my accordions. I have a brand new J-45 that is gorgeous. Been pickin' up a storm.

Nick B

Man, I'm just crazy about this wood for an accordion!! I wish I played mine so I could ask him to make me another. I really think this other wood is walnut, but you're right--he'd be the best person to ask. Oh, and I really, really like the burgundy diamond inlay on yours!!

Nice accordion. Your endplates look like Oak or Ash.

I meant Nic's endplates look like oak or ash. Both accordions look good.

Looks a lot like my Bon Cajun made of pine, I must have a red pine box too, the grain is very close. Pine is a great choice for accordions, it has a good sound, and it's a bit lighter, so I find it a little easier to play.

Great looking Red Pine Boxes. There is a lot of red pine growing in Wisconsin and it is a native tree. Does anyone know what the botanical name for the Louisiana Red Pine is? The red pine up here is Pinus resinosa.

It seems that this is the same species as that in Louisiana.

Red Pine is native to the northeastern range. The Louisiana pine may be something else or northern lumber transported for commerce. Cut down a telephone pole and make a box!

Sarah, nice accordion.
I would have thought that the colour was more or less reddish.
If I had to choose, apart from the sound, which is of course the most important thing, I think I'd prefer the one you own, this one looks a little too "scandinavian wood" like for me. In Holland wood like this is very soft (exept my Douglas fir wooden shed, in which after a few years after builing one has to drill a hole to get a nail in

Gus

I was wondering the same thing.
Pine can be light and reasonably strong, but most of the pine I have seen (including the pine from a 90 year old accordion I have) is pretty soft wood.

But I an sure there is more than one type of pine.
depending on where in the tree, etc.

I know, 'cause we cut down an old pine tree in front of my parents house and it was resinous as hell and weighed a ton! (would not have made a good accordion! :)

DP

Red pine is among the hardest of pines expecially if the boards are cut off the heart wood. However it is not a hardwood. But, like red cypress, which is just as hard, makes beautiful accordions.

It looks like the heartpine that I help remove from an old thread mill here in ga. At one time we had over 200,000 board ft of heartpine stored at the mill. Not to mention all the center joining strips which were as rich as fat lighter. Bruce

I love that accordion. The color and the flames in the wood are wunderful. Does he sounds as he looks?
It looks tike the big and heavy wooden table we bought years ago in Denmark during a holliday. And I think that the best song to play on is Les Piniers.

Hey, Ron

You can listen to it on our MySpace. It's this accordion being played on "La Cote Farouche de la Vie".

Sarah

Indeed, the sound is as good as the looks.
I know that melody as an old country song or am I wrong?

That's right! "The Wild Side of Life"