We revisit a conversation we first aired in April 2023 which was the first installment of our series on people’s professions. We’ll learn what it takes to do different kinds of jobs and how these ...

An accordion is equal parts math and magic, a glistening and gorgeous instrument on the outside, airtight and busy on the inside. Morethan 1,000 pieces are required ...

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Amedeo "Al" Iorio, a mechanical engineer from Cresskill, N.J., hailed from a family of accordion makers. Little wonder that he engineered a better accordion. Iorio, who died Monday ...

For 50 years, Francisco Luis Ramírez has been the go-to guy for instrument repairs in a nation that reveres the accordion. Now it’s a family business. By Jordan Salama MEXICO CITY — “Your accordion is ...