Happy day! I
just unpacked the mid-1930s “Multi-Grand” Excelsior piano accordion that
becomes the first instrument to highlight the museum’s American Accordionists’ Association Archival Room displays.
Owned by Anthony DePodesta, deceased, the accordion was
accompanied by his fabulous 2 ½’ brass trophy won in the AAA “Open Competition” category of 1941, a copy of his published
composition “Rhapsodic Moments” (1940), and an article about his
accomplishments printed in “The Craftsman” (1941). These items were generously
donated by the DePodesta family of Michigan.
Just think what it meant for the young trade-school
graduate of 1937 to purchase this $1,000 accordion while working in tools and
dies at the Ford Motor Co. Its excellent condition proves the respect ascribed to
the instrument and to the technologies that made applied artistry possible.
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