How To Choose The Right Size Accordion With Hobgoblin Music Birmingham
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Choosing the right size Accordion can be difficult as there's so many options and jargon used. Here we talk you through the options and try to simplify some of the jargon used like voices and couplers
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What a professional voice, sounds like someone on the radio. Wonderful video.
If I visit the UK, I'll have to buy an accordion from you. I sold my 72 bass hohner one a while back and recently, I've really been wishing I hadn't. (My scoliosis says otherwise)
Really enjoyed this explanation of different accordion features etc. I'm a 60 year old guitar player and have never played a piano or keyboard in my life, but I was wondering if I bought one how long it would take to be able to play some standard tunes on the accordion? Any comments on this would be appreciated thanks.
I wish I could tell you! Everybody learns at different speeds and different instruments suit different people but if it's something you want to try you should deffo do it! ;-)
Amazing.......will be dropping by to buy.........thanks for all the info.........just brilliant.......(Sally gardens by any chance? )........J
What about brands? I mean what are the best accordion brands? I don't really like the chinese ones
Robby Robinson we keep various brands from various countries, take a look at our website for more information, hobgoblin music
hohner, frontalini, weltmeister
Bugari is good and Scandalli
What would you suggest for a beginner wanting to play French style music.
I can't make out what you're saying after "this one is Musette tuned meaning it's got three .....(something)....."
I think it's 3 Middle reeds (aka Clarinet reeds) which are off-tuned from each other. This gives a vibrato sound, like French, Italian and German music. The three Middle reed sets are tuned with one at concert pitch (A=440 Hz), one slightly lower and one slightly higher. So this one has LMMM reeds: one is an octave Lower, or "Bassoon", and the three Middle reeds. What some other accordions have is a High octave, called Piccolo reeds and just 2 reeds for Musette sound (which is plenty for that Old-world sound), so the reed set would be abbreviated LMMH. That probably gives you the most versatility. Be aware many accordions don't have the Musette (MM or MMM) reeds, even though one of their piano switches ('shifts') may say "Musette".
Be aware that different accordions have a different degree of "wetness" (vibrato) in their Musette sound. A "dry" reed has no vibrato. A Musette (set of reeds) can go from very little,vibrato, to almost painful to hear (IMO). It depends on how much off-tuned the reeds are, for Musette. So you'll want to test-play any accordion with a Musette, in addition to checking for leaks, wheezy or sour notes etc.
Are you ESL?
Hello Sir, I am from India, this shop is from which country ? I want to buy as well I want to import from you to sale in India.
I had a Titano when I was younger. It got destroyed in a flood. How would I find another one?
Hello where is the store locate
Birmingham UK
Hi
You did not mention the 96 bass model. Very convenient😀
Only because there wasn't one on the shelf at the time 😉
Do you have any 72 bass B button accordions?
Very rarely do we stock B system chromatics, not that popular generally in the UK
those small accordions are called women accordions, they are for girls and small boys just learning the accordion, i would never play one of them as the keys are too small for my fingers, a real accordion for any one over the age of 14 is a full size 19 or 19.14 size keyboard with 120 on the f clef, thats why the small accordions sale so cheap on dif sites like ebay, adults do not want them, plus they do not have any power like a full size has. as far as brands the ones made in Italy are the best choice, china made accordion are junk, never by one.
Thanks for your comment but unfortunately you're incorrect about size. It does depend on what genre of music you're playing as most folk players these days are playing 72 bass boxes professionally, 120 is NOT needed (although some musical genres DO require the full size 120 bass). The handmade Italian Accordions are generally the best and you can get the power and quality from a 72 bass. Accordions are all about what you can afford, ideally everybody will start on a £2000+ Accordion....but then back in the real world.........
What a degenerate comment. There are grown men with smaller hands that benefit from smaller, lighter keys. Compared to standard bass buttons they're still large.
F0nkyNinja very true (and compact boxes are a big thing for male and female these days, size of the player or size of hands irrelevant) but historically the smaller/thinner treble keyed accordions were commonly known as a ladies model!!