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1900 | 1915-1921 | 1941 | 1945

In 1900 Silvio Scandalli started to produce accordionswith the help of his family. In a few years between 1915 and 1921, out of a smallworkshop in Camerano a small company was createdwhich was to become an industrial force, that in 1941employed over 700 workers. After the end of the second world war, the accordionbecame hugely popular in the USA and the factory of theScandalli brothers was amongst the most well known andprestigious. Thanks to the genius of Silvio and his many inventions andpatents which were applied to his accordions, theScandalli brand became synonomous with quality and abench mark for other instruments.

1946

In 1946 to meet the challenges and opportunities of newmarkets, F.lli Scandalli of Camerano and Settimio

Soprani of Castelfidardo combine to form Farfisa ( fromFabbriche Riunite di Fisarmoniche). This company in turnwas to become one of the worlds’ biggest musical instru-ment factories and at this time was producing 180accordions a day.The impetus of this new company led to the formation ofthe CDMI ( Centro Didattico Musicale Italiano ) and manyfamous composers wrote pieces for the accordion andteaching methods for the Edizioni Musicali Farfisa.

Young Silvio Scandalli.Silvio Scandalli da giovane.»

Scandalli factory in the ‘30s.La fabbrica Scandalli, anni 30.

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1900 | 1915-1921 | 1941 | 1945

Silvio Scandalli, intorno al 1900, comincia a produrrefisarmoniche con l’aiuto dei suoi familiari. In pochi anni,tra il 1915 e il 1920, da un piccolo laboratorio diCamerano, nasce prima una piccola azienda; poi una verae propria industria che nel ’41 supera i 700 dipendenti.Dopo il 1945, quando la fisarmonica conquista definitiva-mente il mercato negli USA, la fabbrica dei fratelliScandalli è una delle più affermate e conosciute in ambitointernazionale. Grazie alla genialità di Silvio, numeroseinvenzioni e brevetti arricchiscono gli strumenti, fino adimporre il marchio SCANDALLI come sinonimo assoluto diqualità.

1946

Nel 1946, per affrontare al meglio le grandi prospet-tive dei nuovi mercati, nasce la FARFISA, ossia

Fabbriche Riunite di Fisarmoniche. Le ditte F.lli Scandalli di Camerano e Settimio Sopranidi Castelfidardo si fondono per creare una grande indu-stria che avrà negli anni a venire un ruolo leader nelmondo degli strumenti musicali, arrivando a produrreoltre 180 fisarmoniche al giorno!Su impulso dell’azienda nacque il CDMI (Centro Didat-tico Musicale Italiano) e grandi compositori scrisserometodi per fisarmonica, oltre a varie composizioni edopere didattiche per le Edizioni Musicali Farfisa.

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The biggest and the smallest.La più grande e la più piccola.«

A view of Scandallifactory in the ‘40s.Una vista della fabbricaScandalli negli anni ‘40.

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1950 | 1964

During the early 1950’s Silvio Scandalli commences anambitious project. Using the companys’ finest techni-cians, he creates an instrument of unparalelled qualitywhich in a short space of time becomes the dream of ofall great accordionists: the Scandalli Super VI. Eventoday it remains unsurpassed – an instrument born fromthe passion of an innovative artisan.In 1964 a new factory at Aspio Terme is added to thoseof Camerano and Castelfidardo for a total of 42,000square metres of production capacity. At this time Silvio Scandalli and Settimio Soprani areheads of a company that produces and distributes gui-tars, pianos, organs and amplifiers, as well as accordions.

1984 | Today

In 1984 Scandalli and Paolo Soprani, the oldest accor-dion factory in the world, are merged together under

new ownership and in 2003 another name is added bythe merger of SEM. Today, Menghini srl is the distributor of these 3 brandsthat cover the wide range of the accordion family from thesmallest diatonic to the free bass instruments of today.The Scandalli brand is an icon for many because of itslong, distingiushed history of innovation, prestige andquality. Today, the objective of Scandalli remains thesame as it always was: to provide instruments of thehighest standard and uncompromising quality.

An old advertising photo.Una vecchia foto pubblicitaria.

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Scandalli and the AccordionWorld Oscar (1959).Silvio Scandalli e l’OscarMondiale della Fisarmonica(1959).

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1950 | 1964

Nei primi anni 50 Silvio Scandalli fa partire un progetto digrande ambizione. Con i migliori tecnici dell’azienda creaun modello di qualità altissima, che diventa in breve ilsogno di ogni grande musicista: il SUPER VI, tuttora leg-gendario ed insuperato esempio di strumento musicalenato dalla passione dell’artigiano più geniale della storiadella fisarmonica.Nel 1964 agli stabilimenti di Camerano e Castelfidardo sene aggiunge un altro ad Aspio Terme, per un totale di oltre42.000 mq; in questo periodo Silvio Scandalli e SettimioSoprani sono a capo di un’industria che produce e distri-buisce, oltre alle fisarmoniche, chitarre, pianoforti, orga-ni elettronici, amplificatori...

1984 | Oggi

Intorno al 1984 SCANDALLI e PAOLO SOPRANI, la piùantica fabbrica di fisarmoniche del mondo, diventano

una sola realtà; nel gennaio del 2003 un’operazionestrategica con SEM crea una struttura produttiva ingrado di offrire ogni tipo di fisarmonica, dal più piccoloorganetto ai più sofisticati modelli elettronici, distribui-ti in tutto il mondo dalla società Menghini srl diCastelfidardo. Il marchio SCANDALLI, per la sua inattaccabile imma-gine di qualità senza compromessi, contraddistingueoggi gli strumenti, esclusivamente acustici, destinatiagli artisti di tutto il mondo. L’obiettivo SCANDALLI è oggi mantenere fede alla tra-dizione di qualità dei prodotti e l’applicazione degli stes-si standard alle fisarmoniche a bassi sciolti suonatedai concertisti moderni.

A french advertismentof Scandalli.Una pubblicità francese di Scandalli.

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| a | Super VI is completely hand-made, exclusively using top quality and carefully selected materials.

| c | The reeds, completely hand-made, are the heart of this instrument.

| b | The Super VI keyboard is made entirely in wood, and each single key is assembled and adapted by hand for a perfect responseto the artist’s touch

| a | Il Super VI è completamente fatto a mano usando esclusivamente materiali selezionati e di prima qualità.

| c | Le voci, completamente fatte a mano,sono il cuore di questo strumento.

| b | La tastiera del Super VI è realizzata interamente in legno ed ogni singolo tasto è assemblato e adattato a mano per rispondere perfettamente al tocco dell’artista.

Super VInotes 41 (FA-LA) basses 120reeds 4 bass reeds 5registers 11+M bass registers 9hand-made reeds YES weight kg 11.50cassotto YES size cm 48x19.5x44

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Super LXnotes 41 (FA-LA) basses 120reeds 5 bass reeds 5registers 13x2(26)+M bass registers 9hand-made reeds YES weight kg 13.20cassotto YES size cm 48x22x44

notes 37 (FA-FA) basses 96reeds 5 bass reeds 5registers 11x2(22)+M bass registers 5hand-made reeds YES weight kg 12.10cassotto YES size cm 45x22x44

Super LX 96

Super LX 96

Super LX

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notes 37 (FA-FA) basses 96reeds 4 bass reeds 5registers 11+M bass registers 5hand-made reeds YES weight kg 11.00cassotto YES size cm 45x19.5x44

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Super Lnotes 41 (FA-LA) basses 120reeds 4 bass reeds 5registers 13+M bass registers 9hand-made reeds YES weight kg 11.80cassotto YES size cm 48x19.5x44

Super L 96

Super L

| only by request || solo su richiesta |

| only by request || solo su richiesta |

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Polifonico XIVnotes 41 (FA-FA) basses 120reeds 4 bass reeds 5registers 13+M bass registers 9hand-type reeds ** weight kg 11.50cassotto NO size cm 48x19.5x43

notes 37 (FA-FA) basses 96reeds 5 bass reeds 5registers 11x2(22) bass registers 3hand-type reeds ** weight kg 11.90cassotto NO size cm 45x22x43

Polifonico X

Polifonico X

Polifonico XIV

** voci a mano su richiesta | hand-made reeds on request

** voci a mano su richiesta | hand-made reeds on request

| only by request || solo su richiesta |

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button rows 5 basses 120buttons 87 bass reeds 5notes 46 (MI-DO#) bass registers 9reeds 4 cassotto NOregisters 13 weight kg 11.10size cm 47x19.5x43 hand-type reeds **

Artist III

Artist III

Cromo Superior

Cromo Superiorbutton rows 5 basses 120buttons 87 bass reeds 5notes 46 (MI-DO#) bass registers 9reeds 4 cassotto YESregisters 13+M weight kg 11.90hand-made reeds YES size cm 48x19.5x44

** voci a mano su richiesta | hand-made reeds on request

| only by request || solo su richiesta |

| only by request || solo su richiesta |

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|This catalogue is for illustrative purposes only.|SCANDALLI reserves the right to modify features without prior notice.||Il catalogo ha puro scopo illustrativo.|SCANDALLI si riserva il diritto di modificare le caratteristiche senza preavviso.|

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First Accordions “Silvio Scandalli”.Prime fisarmoniche “Silvio Scandalli”.

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Having fun with Scandalli instruments. Divertirsi con gli strumenti Scandalli.

Scandalli School of Music. La Scuola di Musica Scandalli.

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Silvio Scandalli’s grand-daughters.Le nipotinedi Silvio Scandalli.

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Woodworking in the factory.

La lavorazione dellegno nella fabbrica.

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