Hohner Nova Chromatic Accordion 96 Bass C System, Red

by Hohner

Product Features

• Tremolo Tuning, 72/44 keys, range Eb-Bb, 5 treble registers, 96 bass buttons, 4 voices, 3 registers, Weight 16.75 Lbs, Size: 8.1" deep by 15.5" high.
• Includes adjustable textile straps.
• Gig bag.
• Incredible Value
• Limited Lifetime Warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24 x 13.5 x 23 inches ; 35 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 34.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002UNMQY8
• Item model number: NO96R
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,041 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Experience a new sensation in accordion music!  The newly developed Nova Series button accordions offers a whole new way to explore the versatility and originality of the accordion.  To further enhance your musical expression, Hohner has developed a new type of button keyboard where the buttons move on special modern plastic guides.  This guarantees highly precise movement with very little side movement.  For the accordionist, this translates into faster response with a smooth, balanced feeling.  The Nova’s grill is integral to its appearance, but also shapes the unique sound of this series with its precisely placed and sized sound holes.  The holes serve to produce a well balanced mix of low and high frequencies

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kinda expensive for the quality, August 24, 2011

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Luving it (Seaside, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Hohner Nova Chromatic Accordion 96 Bass C System, Red (Electronics)

The accordion arrived damaged and am waiting for an exchange. 3 buttons fell off in the soft box and a dent on the reed section. Hopefully the second time around Amazon does a better job. The instrument looks well made. But the 3 buttons in found in the soft box aren't exactly top quality plastics to begin with. The construction is "thin" to say the least. I have a second hand Russian Bayan, the wax are falling off from the inside, but the buttons and bases are rock solid! As to the sound of this Hohner, it's bright and strong. The bass side is sort light and hollow, guess that has to do with the size and construction of the instrument. At 17lb, it feels bigger and heavier. At close to 2k, it's not cheap, as an 'entry level' Hohner. Blame the cheap dollar, what else? This model is supposed to be made in China. But it's the packaging (in Indiana according to the shipping label) that ruined this otherwise beautiful instrument. What a shame!

Update 2011-08-29

The replacement just came in and did a thorough check because of the first experience. The packaging is much improved this time and no apparant damage. But the B flat is missing a bass reed - only sounds when opening the bellow. On compressing the bellow only quiet air blows. The reed seems to be dead or stuck or sealed by glue or something. The other lower bass notes also seem to be difficult to play when only the bass register is down. This is not the case with the other Nova III 96 that came damaged with 3 missing buttons. On that one all remaining buttons work beautifully with no hickups. It seems to indicate a quality control problem at the factory. I also noticed that the shipping boxes actually bear Hohner name, instead of UPS/FedEx. However, the first time it came with a thin Amazon.com box ... But either way, it's sad to return for refund because I really love the design/weight/action/sound of this Hohner. I simply couldn't find another on the market like it. So after some tinkering: opening back panel and close, the front cover and close, etc, suddenly the reed opened and everything just worked! So I'll keep the accordion and hope it'll last me sometime...

Also, I am surprised that no review on this or most other accordions on Amazon. Maybe I am the only one who got two defects in a row? I did notice that almost immediately after I bought my first one, the price went up by about $300 and is currently out of stock. So somebody else must be buying and happy with it.

One other thing I'd love to point out is how responsive and effective the Amazon customer service staff is. They responsed to me almost immediately after I reported the first defect with clear and concrete steps to address the problem. It took them very little time to send the replacement out even before I return the first one. They also refunded the return shipping cost in no time. The best customer service ever as I have experienced anywhere. Really appreciate their help!