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Danish (free-bass): Accordeon. Danish (standard-bass), Hungarian & Icelandic: Harmonika. French: Accordéon. German: Akkordeon. Italian: Fisarmonica. Norwegian: Trekkspill. Polish: Akordeon, harmonia. Russian: Bajan. Swedish: Dragspel Hornbostel-Sachs classification 412.132 (Free-reed aerophone) Developed Early 19th century Playing rangeDepends on configuration: Right-hand manual Left-hand manual Related instrumentsHand-pumped: Bandoneón, Concertina, Flutina, Garmon, Trikitixa, Indian harmonium Foot-pumped: Harmonium, Reed organ Mouth-blown: Melodica, Harmonica, Laotian Khene, Chinese Shêng, Japanese Shō Electronic reedless instruments: Electronium, MIDI accordion, Roland Virtual Accordion Combination acoustic/electronic instruments: Cordavox, Duovox Musicians Accordionists (list of accordionists). More articles Accordion, Chromatic button accordion, Bayan, Diatonic button accordion, Piano accordion, Stradella bass system, Free-bass system, Accordion reed ranks & switchesThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist. It is played by compressing or expanding a bellows whilst pressing buttons or keys, causing valves, called pallets, to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel, called reeds, that vibrate to produce sound inside the body. The instrument is sometimes considered a one-man-band as it needs no accompanying instrument. The performer normally plays the melody on buttons or keys on the right-hand manual, and the accompaniment—consisting of bass and pre-set chord buttons—on the left-hand manual. The accordion is often used in folk music in Europe, North America and South America. It is commonly associated with busking. Some popular music acts also make use of the instrument. Additionally, the accordion is sometimes used in both solo and orchestra performances of classical music. The oldest name for this group of instruments is actually harmonika, from the Greek harmonikos, meaning harmonic, musical. Today, native versions of the name accordion are more common. These names are a reference to the type of accordion patented by Cyrill Demian, which concerned "automatically coupled chords on the bass side". From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License what do I do to make sure the used accordion I am buying is good? Q. I am looking to buy an accordion and I am wondering what tests I should do to make sure it is good. I know that you have to check if the bellows are air tight but what else should I do? Asked by qtskatergirl - Sat Jul 31 20:33:04 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Look at all the bass buttons and make sure they're all protruding the same amount. It's not uncommon to find some of them recessed further than others, which can be a sign that the accordion has problems. The piano keys should also be aligned nicely. Recessed piano keys or bass buttons can be repaired, but it's expensive because there aren't many accordion specialists. The overall physical appearance of an accordion should give you a pretty good sign of how it's been cared for over the years. Plastic surfaces tend to yellow with age (and when an accordion has been played in smoky places), but that's not an indicator of neglece the way built-up grime is. Answered by baxterville - Sat Jul 31 21:46:54 2010 Where could I find a piano accordion online for under $500 CAD? Q. I'd like to find a decent piano accordion to purchase online for under $500 CAD. I'm looking on ebay and there are all sorts of different instruments available but there really aren't a lot of details available on ebay and I'm having trouble looking up and actually finding the models online. If you know of any music website that would sell a piano accordion it would be really helpful. Asked by Justin N - Sat Apr 3 10:07:52 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. At $500 Canadian, you're definitely looking at a used and/or lower quality instrument. Probably 48 bass; maybe 72 with a Chinese-made instrument. Also a fairly small palate of registers. Right now there is a good variety of instruments available, including some nice Italian instruments with 120 bass buttons at low prices because they have one or no bids. The problem with the eBay option is that you often have no recourse if you discover the instrument has air leaks or broken reeds. Answered by i. jones - Sat Apr 3 14:06:24 2010 Can i find a chord/note chart for a 32 bass piano accordion anywhere?
Q. I've just bought a 32 bass piano accordion and need to start somewhere/somehow. Any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks. Asked by mailcraig2 - Sun Mar 1 11:43:09 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Check out the following page: He has a chart for the bass side. Note where the "C" note is and it will correspond to the dimpled or otherwise marked one on your accordion. Just print out the chart for the 120 bass and mark off the ones you don't have. The arrangement is the same. You might want to browse the archives of the AccordionFreedomForm group on Yahoo. Lots of good info there as well as a wealth of expertise and useful links. Won't cost anything to join either and you won't get junk mail as a result. There are several other good Yahoo groups as well. Just search for "Accordion" and surf the ones that interest you. Answered by John C - Mon Mar 2 08:43:45 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Accordion"  tennessean.com Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:12:03 GMT+00:00 player shares tales of Elvis The Tennessean (Courtesy of tony barrasso) Elvis took a liking to Tony Barrasso and his electronic accordion . (FILE / associated press) Tony Barrasso poses with his ...  blogs.dallasobserver.com Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:03:19 GMT+00:00 to Brave Combo: Sneak Peek Bart Weiss's Doc-in-Progress Dallas Observer (blog) Just found this on YouTube: five minutes of footage from Dallas Video Festival founder Bart Weiss's ...  bbc.co.uk Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:01:23 GMT+00:00 BBC News (blog) A frantic message on Facebook yesterday appealed for a 32 bass, two-octave accordion for the show. Sunday's theatre-goers wouldn't have seen or heard it at ... From Google News Search: "Accordion"  cpansearch.perl.org 540px x 665px | 86.30kB [source page] a ko gif 08 Aug 2002 10 02 66K ab gif 08 Aug 2002 10 02 900 accordion jpg 08 Aug 2002 10 02 86K autoload jpg 08 Aug 2002 10 02 129K  1stwebdesigner.com 393px x 620px | 75.70kB [source page] 42 Great navigation and little more one of the popular accordion versions Download accordion menu CSS menu generators From Yahoo Image Search: "Accordion"  newyorklawschool.typepad.com ALeonard Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:56:58 GM I've previously written about the music of Wolfgang Jacobi, a fine German composer (1894-1972) of mainly local repute. Jacobi's grandchildren have made a push to revive interest in his music by issuing a set of CDs of various ... From Google Blog Search: "Accordion" |
