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Martin Accordions

Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Handmade Cajun and zydeco accordions

What you’ll find

What Martin Accordions is known for

For more than 30 years this Lafayette workshop has hand-built single-row diatonic accordions for Cajun and zydeco musicians, alongside repairing older instruments brought in from around the region. Visitors can book a shop tour to watch the reeds, bellows and wood casings assembled by hand.