Panjet Accordion, April 10, 2007
  
 
I finalized the deal at Petosa Music in Seattle on Tuesday, April 3 and took delivery of a fine PanJet accordion on Tuesday, April 10.
  
Click here to view the Steve on the Accordion gallery page.
 
Click here to see a visit to Petosa Brothers back December 16, 2003.
 
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
 
Driving from Bellevue over to Petosa Accordions in Seattle's University District...
 
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panjet_2007-04-10_13.JPG (319757 bytes) Ken Olendorf writes the ticket...
 
panjet_2007-04-10_14.JPG (382559 bytes) My PanJet. A week's worth of setup and reed tweaking needed to be carried out in the shop before taking possession...
 
panjet_2007-04-10_15.JPG (427691 bytes) panjet_2007-04-10_16.JPG (474105 bytes) Petosa Music is also an accordion museum...
 
panjet_2007-04-10_17.JPG (346663 bytes) I had the honor of stepping into the Petosa Brothers shop...
 
panjet_2007-04-10_18.JPG (419222 bytes) Joe Petosa...
 
Back over Lake Washington to Bellevue...
 
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
 
panjet_2007-04-10_27.JPG (246597 bytes) panjet_2007-04-10_28.JPG (360186 bytes) Back over to Petosa Accordions... across Lake Washington from Bellevue...
 
panjet_2007-04-10_29.JPG (378439 bytes) My Panjet accordion was ready...
 
panjet_2007-04-10_30.JPG (472787 bytes) panjet_2007-04-10_31.JPG (363348 bytes) Ken Olendorf of Petosa Music is one of the finest accordion players in the world and he put my new PanJet through its paces. I was honored to be doing business with Ken!
 
panjet_2007-04-10_32.JPG (375850 bytes) panjet_2007-04-10_33.JPG (323608 bytes) panjet_2007-04-10_34.JPG (425673 bytes) As I drove away from Petosa Music on NE 45th St. a rainbow appeared over the University of Washington...
 
panjet_2007-04-10_36.JPG (370993 bytes) I stopped in front of Ai's building in the University District eager to show her the PanJet. While I waited for Ai-chan to come down to Bigfoot I snapped a few shots of the PanJet while light from a late-day sun break streamed through my window...