Rutar
A maker of hand-built diatonic accordions with Slovenian roots and a workshop in Austria.
- Founded
- 1984
- Roots
- Slovenian roots; Sittersdorf, Austria
- Instruments
- Diatonic button and piano accordions
About the maker
The first Rutar accordion appeared in 1984. The maker traces its development through Slovenian folk music and identifies a metal treble mechanism introduced in 1988. Its current contact address is in Sittersdorf, Austria.
Rutar makes instruments to order, including diatonic and piano-key models. The illustrated blue Tolminka BIO VIII is a four-row diatonic model; the maker lists 48 treble buttons and 15 bass buttons.