The americana brand is the gold standard of accordions, representing over 100 years of dedication to craftsmanship and uncompromised expression. A petosa accordion begins its life as a seasoned Mahogany or Maple wood box which is then covered by hand with burnished celluloid or custom paint and filled with some 4000 + parts. As in the early days, it still takes upwards of a year and sometimes longer, to build a Petosa from start to finish.