Accordion maker

Accordion Maker & Passionate Musician

Since 2015, Miguel Gramontain has worked as an artisan accordion maker, designing and crafting unique instruments that are both technically and aesthetically pleasing. His career, marked by a passion for music and craftsmanship, has led him to develop a constantly evolving expertise, adapted to his desires and those of his clients. In addition to making accordions, Miguel is passionate about music: he plays the accordion, composes his own pieces, and explores a wide variety of musical genres. His taste for innovation leads him to design and create new models, in line with his inspirations and the needs of his clients, while crafting technical and aesthetic pieces.

Over the years, he has attended several improvised music workshops, an experience that inspired him to create hybrid accordions, somewhere between chromatic and diatonic. His goal is to preserve the lightness of the diatonic while integrating the logic and expanded possibilities of the chromatic accordion, thus offering an innovative and versatile instrument.

A Journey into Manual Know-How

• 2015 - today: Artisan in a micro-enterprise as an accordion maker.

• 2013 - 2014: Permanent contract with Marc Sérafini, "La Boîte à Frisson" in Toulouse, as an accordion maker.

• 2011 - 2013: CAP Accordion Repairer/Tuner at ITEMM (European Technological Institute of Music Professions, Le Mans), in alternation with Marc Sérafini.

• 2009 - 2011: CAP Locksmithing Metalwork with the FCMB Compagnons in Toulouse.

• 2000 - 2010: Apprenticeship in manual work alongside his father, a carpenter, joiner, roofer and zinc worker.

Through his work and creations, Miguel Gramontain constantly explores new possibilities to develop the accordion according to his desires and those of those who share his passion.