Hohner Organetta III

I'm going from my email backlog (still) and have found these photos of a Hohner Organetta III from Sherry Smith with an appeal for more information about this accordion.

Does anyone know anything ? It looks like it could be a 1930s model to me.

Comments

[Bruce Triggs]

I just emailed Hohner about it. I heard a rumor that you can ask them about anything they ever built. They may have a big coffee-table book of their history that would be very fun.

And... this is a really cool looking accordion, I'm jealous.

[Bruce Triggs]

Hohner emailed back only affirming that they did publish a big "History Unfolds: 100 Years of Hohner" book.

I found this with a similar instrument from I think 1935:
http://www.elderly.com/books/items/663-1.htm

I love that curvy lyre-shaped keyboard. Gilded age design (in the midst of the great depression!)

[Squeezyboy]

Good stuff.

The 1930s seems to have been the golden age of accordion designs - even though the sounds hadn't yet been perfected (IMO).

[Dmitrij]

Hello.
I have accordion Hohner Organetta III and I wish it to sell for the reasonable price.
If you this offer I interests I will send photos.
Accordion not in ideal, but a good condition.
About what presumable price there can be a speech?
Dmitrij.Maksimov@gmail.com

[oswaldt]

the organetta accordeon were built
only a few years
i think only2000 instruments during the time between1935-37 i think
there is one in the exhibition of the musikinstrumentemuseum of berlin the colour is grey but it has a plastik cover not metall like at the photo there is a catalog of harmonikainstruments you can read it more sure
if any body would like to by a organetta 2
ican sell one and a schoolbook for accordeon with a picture of organetta2
sorry for my bad english and many greetings oswaldt

[Squeezyboy]

Thanks for the info Oswald.

[oswaldt]

sorry i now have seen a little mistake
in my note
i am talking about a organetta III not number II also i maen organetta III