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Professional SEM 502 Accordion - LMMH, Double Tone Chamber, MIDI, Microphones

Estimated price for orientation: 3 795 $

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SEM Model 502D Cassotto MIDI Accordion
Excellent Acoustic Accordions with Stereo Amplification and MIDI !
Dear Accordion Friends,
It is a pleasure to present this beautiful top of the line SEM 502D MIDI accordion. It still looks brand new. The instrument was imported without the brand name, possibly by Iorio. However, the bulky Iorio badge has never been attached to the front of the accordion. I could provide a name plate of your choice at no additional cost. The instrument features hand made reeds, stereo amplification, and full 16-channel MIDI controller. You can control all electronic functions from the grill. The buttons are very reliable and easy to operate. The bassoon and clarinet reeds are in a tone chamber. Another set of clarinet and a set of piccolo reeds are outside the chamber. The tuning is almost dry with a very mild swing feel on the violin switch, often found on American-made Excelsior accordions. The entire instrument and it is in excellent condition. It was meant to be a gift and remained a back-up instrument that didn't see almost any action. The keyboard is a delight to play. The bass machine is absolutely silent. All MIDI functions work. The microphones are the crystalline type still preferred by some professional musicians because of their "warmer" sound compared to Sennheiser.
Made in Italy, Model 502DExcellent Hand Made Reeds4 sets of treble reeds LM1M2H Concert tuned with a mild swing on the Violin, Accordion, Musette, and Master switchesDOUBLE TONE CHAMBER (CASSOTTO) - Bassoon (L) and Clarinet (M1)
41 keys, 19.25 " keyboard - walnut keyboard with white key tops and smooth fast action
11 treble switches -  Harmonium (LM1H), Bassoon (L),  Bandoneon (LM1),  Violin (M1M2), Accordion (LM1M2), Clarinet (M1), Organ (LH), Musette (M1M2H), Piccolo (H), Oboe (M1H), and Closed (all treble reeds are blocked, used for electronic sounds only)
Palm Master switch (LMMH)
5 sets of bass reeds, low A reed configuration120 bass - each bass button is surrounded by felt for very smooth and silent action7 bass registers including bass cancel
Factory installed MIDI system for treble and bass; power supply, cables, and manual (a PDF file) includedFull MIDI In/OutAll Electronic functions controlled conveniently from the grillWorks with any MIDI arranger, keyboard, or sound moduleSeparate volume controls for the MIDI bass, chords, two treble channels, and rhythmInternal memory to store up to 50 performance settingsEasy to program, user friendly functions, easy to read manual with step-by-step programming instructionsDisplay for the current settings
All accessories included - power supply, volume pedal with special effects, MIDI cable, 1/4 jack cable for the built-in microphonesToo much to list - please ask specific questions if you don't find the information you are looking for
Stereo Amplified - Separate Volume controls for treble and bassBrand new Italian shoulder straps, leather with Velour padding, 3" padded area (not shown in the pictures)
Deep-fold bellows - plenty volume - clean - excellent compression
Backpad for bellows protection
Hard-shell case with internal padding28 lb - very reasonable weight for a full size tone chamber accordion with microphones and MIDIOptional MIDI arranger/module like new, custom made travel case or gigbag includedOptional with the clear plastic not yet removed from the display
Optional new Roland BK-7m MIDI moduleOptional Solton MS40 MIDI arrangerThis is a very versatile instrument in great condition. You can play it as a fine acoustic accordion, as an amplified accordion, as electronic MIDI instrument, or in any combination of these features. I have tested all acoustic and electronic features and they work perfect. The balance is very good. The tone is harmonically rich and powerful. This is a top of the line high quality reliable accordion. With a pretty grill the same instrument retails for more than $8000.
Call 973-770-6877 with any questions.
The grill controller is very logical and user friendly. The instrument is easy to program and allows the musician access
to individual sounds selected by they band and program number. It is possible to store user presets using the on-board memory.
This way the performer can recall the entire setup for a particular song or music style directly from the "Presets" keypad.
A brief user-friendly manual is included and in less than an hour anyone could become an expert on this grill controller.
Four key tops have surface hairline cracks, barely visible. The performer can't feel these imperfections since
 the key tops remain smooth to the touch.
The next series of photographs show the interior of the accordion. You can see the high quality materials and craftsmanship.
Some classic features typical for top of the line instruments are the well varnished mahogany body, oversized tone chamber,
hand made reeds with genuine leather valves, internal bellows gaskets...
The accordion interior is pristine. Excellent hand-made reeds, highly polished reed blocks, neat professional MIDI installationThe reeds have been waxed and nailed in place - this is the time proven method of the old masters.The bass side MIDI contacts are mounted outside of the actual bass mechanics and don't cause any interference.
The installation and cables routing is very neat and professional. The electronics operation is very reliable.
Call 973-770-6877 with any questions.