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Originally posted by tony mads usa:
Well, I obviously pre-date you guys, as I was in the national competitions (but not as a soloist) in the early 60's ... I studied under Anthony Ettore, whose brother, Eugene was a virtuoso accordionist ... Our accordion orchestra played Carnegie Hall in NYC, with Carmen Carozza (also an accordion virtuoso)as guest soloist.
I was living in Staten Island NY at the time ... In some of the later years, there was another studio, I believe it was the Staten Island Accordion School, under Frank Busso, that also competed in the Nationals.
Frank and I studied under Ettore at the same time....

Rhody ... I think someone asked, but I'm not sure I saw a response .. Is there much demand for accordion? I also have a Cordovox (which has long since been retired) It is the 'single cabinet' model ... Interested for parts/back-up? ...when you get back to playing, let me know ...

Synth-Guy ... please spell it accordi o n ....

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Hi Tony....sorry, Andre asked if there was any demand for accordionists. I haven't seen any "want" ads But no one was looking for me before and I played a lot, so I guess I'll have to see what happens.
I remember the name Frank Busso. I am pretty sure he judged some of our competitions.
Concerning the older cordovox, thank you for the offer, but I will most likely trade mine in(3 pc) when I get something new. Thanks for sharing your history....it is nice to hear.