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    Posted 11 years ago

    mcheconi
    (42 items)

    Continuing the "Too Much Interests For Only One Life" saga, this is my newest passion.

    This little accordion was made in Brazil in the late 70's-early 80's by a small factory founded in 1923 by Alfred Hering, a German immigrant who was Hohner's, the also German harmonica and accordion industry, sales representative in the country.

    The post-war Germany was struggling with a deep economic crisis and it was almost impossible for the German immigrants to import musical instruments and other goods from their motherland. Alfred Hering saw an opportunity to start his business.

    The company was called Fabrica de Gaitas Alfred Hering (Alfred Hering Harmonicas Factory) and was owned by the Hering family from 1923 to 1966. It was then sold to Hohner, that left Brazil in 1979, selling the factory to a Brazilian group. Hering Harmonicas Factory finally went out of business in 1990. At that time it built harmonicas, accordions and musical toys. The brand and part of the machinery was then sold to another Brazilian group that builds exclusively harmonicas today. The accordion production line was sold to Minuano Acordeons, one of the two Brazilian accordion makers that still survive.

    Almost no historical information on this company remained, although it used to sell harmonicas and accordions all over the world. The factory building was demolished in 2005.

    This accordion model is called Hering Beija Flor (Hering Hummingbird) and you can see the little bird painted in the front right side. This model was produced since the 1920's. There's no record on the origin of this name but I suspect it comes from an old superstition. Back in those days people believed that those who wanted to become skilled accordion players should find a hummingbird nest, take the tiny eggs and smash them in the hands. The eggs' content would magically turn you into a virtuoso...poor birds.

    I am actually learning how to play the accordion because I love the traditional music from the south of Brazil. You can hear Renato Borghetti, one of the greatest traditional accordionists, playing a song here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFU8RmeNFQk

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    1. mcheconi mcheconi, 11 years ago
      Hi Phil...long time no see...mostly because I vanished LOL. Hope you are doing fine.

      Oh God...why I had to be like that? I simply can't avoid falling in love for these old objecs...then I have to know all about them, research the histoy...LOL

      There are lots of diatonic accordions, some of them beautifully decorated with metal, wood, mother of pearl inlays and buttons, carvings, intricate metal grills...and those hand made bellows. The mechanisms inside them are also beautiful. The reeds that generate the sounds of each note are hand glued to wood blocks with a mix of bee's wax and resins. It is pure art and manual labor.

      It is not easy to learn how to play it and it is slowly becoming extinct. In Brazil there are only two books about it and these are not exactly a method but only sequences you must learn to play a song.

      People learn from their fathers or grandfathers or from a few specialized music teachers that live in the South. My teacher records DVDs teaching songs, step by step. He also provides classes through Skype.

      Do you owned the accordion you used to play as a child?
    2. mcheconi mcheconi, 11 years ago
      Wow! I found a lot of Len Gadica's videos in YouTube. He plays what we call here a "piano accordion" or in Southern Portuguese a "Gaita Pianada". Sorry to know about your father. Mine passed away last month.
    3. mcheconi mcheconi, 10 years ago
      I'm sorry to know it Phil. This situation is nerve wrecking to all involved. Stay strong.
    4. peduarte, 10 years ago
      Hey there,
      Does anyone know how much this accordion is worth?
      I have one that I would like to sell.

      Thanks!
    5. kyratango kyratango, 10 years ago
      Sorry peduarte, no valuations here, nor sollicitations to buy or sell. It is against the rules of CW :-)
    6. peduarte, 10 years ago
      Ah, sorry about that.
    7. kyratango kyratango, 10 years ago
      No problem :-)
      If you want to get an idea, check the ended auctions part on EBay!
    8. peduarte, 10 years ago
      I've been trying... but no luck so far. Thanks for the tip.
    9. mcheconi mcheconi, 8 years ago
      Thanks Phil...I miss your original comments that were gone when you left CW for a while. Don't dare to do that again! :P

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