This
accordion was purchased by a lovely women in 2013.
She is a concertina player, for whom I built a Tedrow
Concertina. Though an anglo concertina is similar in
many respects to a Cajun accordion, she found the accordion too
heavy for her delicate frame. Included is a sturdy hard case
from Junior Martin (another fine builder of cajun accordions) as
well as a number of instructional videos and books. She has
invested $2700 in the accordion, case, books and videos
Background of the builder,
Mark Savoy, from a source we all know and love, Wikipedia
Marc Savoy (/sɑːˈvwɑː/ sah-vwah)[1] (b. near Eunice, Louisiana,
United States, October 1, 1940) is an American musician, and builder
and player of the Cajun accordion.
Savoy holds a degree in chemical engineering but his primary income
is derived from his accordion-making business, based at his Savoy
Music Center in Eunice, Louisiana. His wife is the singer and
guitarist Ann Savoy, whom he met in 1975. He has performed with
Robert Bertrand, Dennis McGee, Rodney Balfa, Sady Courville, Dewey
Balfa, D. L. Menard, and Michael Doucet, the latter of whom he plays
with in the Savoy-Doucet Band. He also plays in the Savoy Family
Band with his wife Ann and their sons Joel and Wilson.
Should you like to see a video of
me playing this accordion (bearing in mind of course I am not a
cajun) please find my You Tube Channel "Robert Tedrow".
