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Also Known As Ziehharmonika • Akkordeon • accordéon • Handharmonika • Handäoline • armonica a manticino

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Button accordion.
French diatonic button accordion.
Piano accordion.
Italian accordion, 19th century
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“Wunnerful, wunnerful”
Lawrence Welk
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