very old accordion. old accordion
Maugein Freres
in working condition but missing
museum piece


Maugein is a French company manufacturingaccordions founded in 1919 has Tulle by the brothers Jean, Antoine and Robert Maugein.

The company handcrafts accordions diatonic And chromatic reputable.

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The company had up to 200 employees. Today it operates with 20 people who manufacture 600 accordions per year for a turnover of 1.2 million euros.

She has provided high-end instruments to bands such as Indochina, Blankass, The Primitives of the Future.

The current manager, René Lachèze, great-grandnephew of one of the founders, wishing to retire, it is envisaged, in 2012, that the company would be taken over by the employees, who would then control 40% of the capital of a cooperative society of collective interest1.

On Friday December 6, 2013, Maugein was placed in judicial recovery speak commercial court of Brive, with continuation of the activity. With the receivership, a period of six months opens, during which a takeover offer can be submitted2.

Maugein is a French company manufacturingaccordions founded in 1919 has Tulle by the brothers Jean, Antoine and Robert Maugein. The company had up to 200 employees. Today it operates with 20 people who manufacture 600 accordions per year for a turnover of 1.2 million euros. She has provided high-end instruments to bands such as Indochina, Blankass, The Primitives of the Future. The current manager, René Lachèze, great-grandnephew of one of the founders, wishing to retire, it is envisaged, in 2012, that the company would be taken over by the employees, who would then control 40% of the capital of a cooperative society of collective interest1. On Friday December 6, 2013, Maugein was placed in judicial recovery speak commercial court of Brive, with continuation of the activity. With the recei