Alpengold
An Austrian brand spanning Alpine diatonic instruments and chromatic accordions.
- Founded
- 1994 (first series)
- Roots
- Uttendorf, Austria
- Instruments
- Styrian harmonicas and piano/button accordions
About the maker
The maker dates its first Alpengold series to 1994 and credits South Tyrolean instrument designer Hans Lapper with the original design. Günther Lerch later continued the brand in Uttendorf. Its company history also describes production partnerships in Castelfidardo, Italy, and Slovenia.
The illustration is inspired by the Mini 272, a compact cherry-wood piano accordion. Its product page lists 30 treble keys, 72 bass buttons, two treble reed sets, three treble registers and a wooden grille.