Voronezh Musical Instrument Factory “AKKO” was founded in 1991 by an honorary artist of Russia Vladimir Avralev. Today, the company is the largest producer of solid reed pan sound board accordions in Russia and the sole producer of such instruments in the world. Following the best traditions of the musical instrument industry, the company has designed, developed, and applied its own engineering concepts to the product manufacturing process. The practical use of  the new ideas has allowed AKKO to advance the sound of its instruments, by providing each accordion with the unique and distinctive voice characteristics.

The factory’s product line consists of more than sixty different models of bayans and accordions. The wide range of instruments offered by the enterprise includes smaller bayans and accordions for children, as well as masterpieces for professional players. In order to reduce transition problems for children who mature and switch to playing on bigger instruments, AKKO builds smaller models in accordance with the technical details of the actual concert instruments, with the same angle of the keyboards, the same distance between buttons, and also five rows for the right hand.

The enterprise concentrates on modern and attractive design solutions for its products. Next to that, the acoustics and structural features of AKKO bayans and accordions are constantly improving in quality, complying with modern demand. The instruments are specially designed to deliver a wide spectrum of music styles, including classical and folk music, jazz and musette.

AKKO’s instruments are made of the best materials from Italy, Sweden, Germany, Russia. All of the stock components are manually processed by artisans. The enterprise specializes in producing custom-built instruments. Clients can adjust the range, select the quantity of chin registers and bellow folds, the colour of the instrument, the way the reeds are tuned, either dry or wet (unison or tremolo), and choose between “B” or “C” keyboard button systems. AKKO provides two years warranty service and after that assistance for all of the company’s products.

Creativity and attention to customers’ preferences allows AKKO to be a leader on the musical instrument market, to develop and improve new models of bayans and accordions, and to adjust to the changing repertoire of modern musicians. Leading soloists and bands as well as students from all regions of Russia and other countries choose AKKO instruments.

The factory actively supports music culture in Russia. AKKO sponsors a wide variety of contests and festivals, sustains young talent and funds the publication of literature for folk instruments. Annually, AKKO hosts the Voronezh Festival of Vladimir Avralev, where top performers demonstrate their achievements.

Each AKKO instrument carries part of the soul of our masters.