Recommendations on Accordion.

[Angelic Layer]

I would like to get an accordian and play some Tango music.
Being an idiot in Accordian, I would wonder which accordian are good to buy.
I would like to need some advice on accordian.

[Kirby]

As I heard, Hohner accodions are a good buy!

[albertors]

I never used it, but a friend of mine made some cool music using this library "Post Accordeons".

You might want to consider it:
http://www.postpiano.com/products/prod_subCategory.php?subCat=Accordions

Best luck,
Alberto

[Angelic Layer]

I need some thing more controllable for the realistic accordian sounds.

[John]

I always thought it would be kind of fun to learn acordian. I wonder how much different it is?

I had this picture of me hauling my acordian (instead of my keyboard setup - between the keyboard and the speakers, it's a pain in the A##) to a "small" wedding gig. Lets see . . . Tux & Black-n-White acordian. Sounds classy. Who wouldn't want that at their wedding :shock: :lol: :roll:

[Angelic Layer]

BTW, anyone knows the key of the buttons on the other side.
It is not in keyboard form, I don't know its keys.

[Angelic Layer]

There are a few model in Hohner's webpage.
Which is good for beginner?

[Spacehog]

I've played a bit of accordian over the years... the side opposite the keys has chord buttons. From what I remember, these are arranged in a circle-of-fifths pattern, with five buttons for each row. These are, I think (not got one to try out here) just bass, major chord, minor chord, dominant 7th and minor 7th chords, although I could be wrong about the 7ths... it's a couple of years since I last played one.

If you're at all chordally minded (particularly if you've ever played the guitar) you should be able to figure out the button side quite easily. What I struggled with mostly was keeping things moving to keep the sound at a consistent volume... hard work, particularly on older heavier models!

Martin

[Angelic Layer]

I'll try to get one and identify the thing.
Is the more buttons difficult to play?

[maJ estY]

I am playing in an accordeon orchestra, even though I, by myself, don't know much about these instruments.
Please try to give me as much information as you can in reference to what you need.
And tell me how much you can pay, because most of us in the orchestra play on a 9000U.S.$ accordeon! They are really expensive!

Furthermore, you should try to get a new one, because these instruments are really sensitive and the tones might sound wrong very quick. Repairing accordeons is also VERY expensive!!!
Don't buy an accordeon you haven't played before! Before you buy one, you should play all tones in every register to see which tones are defect.

[Angelic Layer]

Maybe 200-300 USD?
Just want to play for fun. Too limited to buy one?

[maJ estY]

Probably too less if you want one with correct tones... :?

[Angelic Layer]

How much can I get a decent and cheap ones.
I am only a beginner on accordion.

[maJ estY]

If you're a keyboarder, you won't have problems in learning accordeon very quickly. We've got a rehearsal this evening, I'll ask somebody!

[WizardRI]

Yep, I'll actually admit that. This is my first time to the board and this topic seemed to be one I should reply to. I played the accordion for 10 years in classical compotition. The question is which accordion should you buy for use in a tango song, and then your price range. Well the accordion of choice for most accordion studios on the East Coast in the US seems to be Modern or Titano. Of course there were many different kinds to choose from these offered the best reed sounds. I even had a midi accordion a while back. Honestly though, these accordions can be as expensive as the K2600x I just purchased and they don't have a good sound for tango. Although, if you've ever seen the movie "True Lies" part of it was filmed in RI (where I live) and those tango scenes are played with a Modern accordion. I know becuase my accordion teacher is the one playing them. But again, my accordion(which just sits in my basement for years now) cost $2,000.00 USD back in the early 90's, but you could probably get the same one for far less now. If you have any questions on playing or anything abot the instrument send me an email.

Also the buttons on the left hand are set up for chords. There are somewhere around 320 buttons on the larger set ups and the first 3 rows are just single bass notes, followed by a major chord, then minor chord, then 7th chord, then diminished cord. The base notes are set up so that no matter where your hands are, the basic scale is nearby. There are also 4 switches on the bass hand that controls the openess of the reeds which changes sound slighty or octave. The keyboard hand tends to have about 7 reed switches to produce different sounds and octave changes. The midi accordions can produce sound without moving the bellows and of course work like a midi instrument. Cajun accordions work like harmonica's in that there is a different pitch created pulling out the bellows then when pushing them in. They easy intruments to play. Although the left hand buttons may give you a slight problem. Some accordions actually have buttons for both hands (not constantina's) I'm an accordion player that's trying to play the keyboard...and let me just say, my left hand hates me now.

Hope this helps. If you have any questions, just send me an email.

[Angelic Layer]

Thank you.
I couldn't find your e-mail address in your profile, but I've PMed you.
BTW, welcome to the board
I have a friend who offered a used accordion in RM900, which cost around USD200 or much.