In Edwin Erickson's workshop, about 100 busted accordions of varying vintages are heaped on tables, lined up on shelves or packed away in multicoloured cases on the floor. Some need tuning. Others ...

We revisit a conversation we first aired in April 2023 which was the first installment of our series on people’s professions. We’ll learn what it takes to do different kinds of jobs and how these ...

In these days of rising taxes, job insecurity and soaring medical costs, more and more Americans are asking themselves a chilling question: “What happens if, God forbid, I have to get my accordion ...

When I tell people that I play the accordion, I usually get a certain kind of reaction. “Accordion? That’s unusual,” some people say, “I don’t know anyone who plays the accordion!” Sometimes it’s “My ...

A shop in south-east London that has been selling and repairing accordions for almost half a century will close later this year. Emilio Allodi runs Allodi Accordions Ltd on Lee High Road, Lewisham - ...

For 50 years, Francisco Luis Ramírez has been the go-to guy for instrument repairs in a nation that reveres the accordion. Now it’s a family business. By Jordan Salama MEXICO CITY — “Your accordion is ...

The squeeze is being put on an accordion-repair program. It’s not that there’s a shortage of accordions being broken, whether accidentally or deliberately. The problem is that only three students have ...

Skyler Fell is a 25-year-old entrepreneur with a mission: to ride the crest of a new wave of popularity for the accordion, a classic musical instrument with a growing following in the underground ...

A musical family history inspired Helmi Harrington to create Superior's accordion museum. Helmi Harrington's mother survived World War II by entertaining troops with accordion music and taught ...

Emilio, Kim and Claudio Allodi at the shop in Lewisham, which will close later this year A shop in south-east London that has been selling and repairing accordions for almost half a century will close ...