Accordion

Piano accordion, bellows blown free reed instrument. The treble end (to the player's right) has a piano keyboard with 41 keys encompassing three octaves and a major third G - B. The bass end has 120 round buttons in five rows in a parallelogram arrangement. Both ends are covered in a plastic mother-of-pearl effect veneer in different shades, the piano natural keys in a cream and the accidentals in grey. The grille on the right-hand side is decorated with black inlays arranged in arcs and inlaid reflective beads. The decoration includes the inscription: SPECIAL MODEL; immediately above the keyboard, but upside down in relation to it. The bass end has no veneer but has an undulating band of circular vent holes. Fourteen-fold bellows with white metal coverings at the corners. Two shoulder straps, black on the outside, are attached to the top and bottom of the treble end. There is a wide brown leather hand strap across the bass end. There are short black leather straps with popper fittings at either side of the bellows to hold them closed.