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Bianco's Bandoneon Store
Internet Catalog
Historical References
According to Oscar Zucchi (El Tango, el Bandoneon y sus Interpretes, Ediciones Corregidor 1998):
Ernst Louis Arnold (1838-1910), founded his company ELA in Carlsfeld,
in 1864.
His sons were:
- Ernst Hermann, who worked in his father's company;
- Paul and Alfred (1877-1933), who started the "Alfred Arnold" company
in 1911. Bandoneons made by Alfred Arnold were, by technical and marketing reasons,
highly appreciated in Rio de la Plata. The company was affected by World Wars
I and II.
Both sons of Paul and Alfred: Arno and Horst lead it until it declined and was
finally expropriated in 1949.
Bandoneons made by "Alfred Arnold" company came to Rio
de la Plata under different brands:
Alfred Arnold, AA, Premier, and others, unmarked, that were named by big local
distributors, as "America" (Casa America, Buenos Aires) and "Campo"
(Palacio de la Musica, Montevideo).
There were also other makers and brands: 3B, made by Meinel & Herold (Klingenthal); 3D, made by Georg Nelges (Hannover); Germania, Tango and Cardinal, made by Hohner (Trossingen)