He has provided music at his share of weddings, bar mitzvahs and private parties, but DiPippo is no stranger to Broadway, where his resume list of shows includes "Fiddler on the Roof."
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That started his career as a freelance musician, finding gigs on '50s TV shows, including "Saturday Night Dance Party." A spot with the Max Kaminsky Orchestra, which was under contract to Jackie Gleason Productions, led to playing on numerous TV pilots. I also subbed at the Latin Quarter," he says.ĭippo also played at the Plaza Hotel's Rendezvous Room until he requested vacation time and was fired. I did weddings, and I worked at The Stork Club on Sunday nights. "When I came to New York in the 1950s, the accordion was gigantic on television shows and concerts. Seeing no future in playing for the very rich, DiPippo made his way to New York, where he joined the musicians union. During summer breaks, he joined a band that played for the elite of Newport, Rhode Island, including Perle Mesta, the "hostess with the mostest," who was the subject of the Broadway musical, "Call Me Madam."Īfter college, DiPippo headed to Washington, D.C., and worked for Meyer Davis, whose orchestra played primarily for the city's upper crust. He attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he studied music arrangement. He also studied piano for about five years, but the accordion fascinated him. I practiced every morning before school from 5 to 8. "I just started devoting all my time to it. All the kids played the accordion, so one day my mother said to me, 'You're going to play the accordion.' I said, 'fine,' and that was it," DiPippo says.
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When DiPippo was 8 and living in Providence, where his Italian immigrant father was a watchmaker, he was given no choice about playing an instrument or taking lessons. Reed says the organization has 1,000 members, and while the instrument isn't as popular as it was in the 1950s, small clubs of accordion players have popped up over the past few years, extending its life as part of our music culture. "Angelo DiPippo is one of the best musicians I've ever known and a fabulous accordionist," says Linda Reed, president of the American Accordionists Association in Fairfield, Connecticut. A runner has to keep his leg muscles in motion."ĭiPippo, who doesn't want his real age publicized, continues to nimbly tackle jobs as a musical arranger and still enjoys performing with his trio, The Amazing Accordion Kings. "I have to keep the finger muscles moving," says DiPippo, who lives in Garden City.
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And after more than 70 years of playing his squeezebox professionally - at legendary Manhattan night spots, in dozens of movies and television shows, on his own albums - DiPippo believes he's more than mastered it.īut he still practices three to five hours every day. Please call us first if you are travelling long distance.As a youngster, Angelo DiPippo would practice the accordion three to five hours every day to master the instrument.
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We are open 5 days a week (closed Tuesdays & Sundays). You can visit our Rochdale shop to try this accordion & other fabulous instruments for yourself. The instrument comes complete with a carrying case, straps and three year component parts guarantee all included in the price. To buy this Excelsior 96 bass musette accordion or get more details please call the Rochdale shop on 01706 658283 or email us. You can see on the pics where the controls were.Įxcelsior accordions were first manufactured in New York in 1924 & moved to Castelfidardo, Italy in 1948 where they are still made today. Originally factory fitted with an electronic midi system which has since been removed.
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It has four sets of good quality reeds which are ‘musette’ tuned (LMMM) which make it Ideal for Scottish, traditional Irish & French music, plus other sounds for general music styles.Įleven treble registers (3 copies)+ master palm switch for the treble & four bass/chord registers + off. A very nice looking instrument with Pearl effect keys & buttons, decorated with diamantes & inlays.
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We, at The Accordion Shop, hope you all stay well and enjoy playing the accordion at home.Įxcelsior 96 bass musette tuned accordion with 37 piano keys.