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Hi! I’ve reserved the username "accordion" on WhatsApp. How would you suggest I use it?

Just wanted to post some photos of my accordion. I've had it for about 20 years, looked after it, and played it very little.

I started playing it properly recently and it sounds just beautiful. I think it plays quite nicely but I'm inexperienced.

I have seen instruments like this one kept as ornaments, but it seems to have been refurbished. Bellows seem sound. All keys, buttons and reeds sounding perfectly. Its so good that I am getting ready to go busking with it.

Does anybody know anything about it?

Will it cope with the rigours of street music?

What should I be doing to maintain it properly?

Can a relative layman work up enough knowledge online to carry out repairs when required or should I brace myself for the inevitable day when it becomes another ornamental relic?

Am I nuts for even dallying with this magical sound machine?

I would just like to learn on the side as a carefree hobby. It seems priced reasonably, I saw another for 1,000 dollars, but it was a different brand. I don’t want to buy something that’s like a toy, but Yamaha is a great company. It feels either too cheap or too good to be true

Steve Solkela at Oktoberfest performing Buy A Spoke.

So, I'm a very sweaty guy. Bellows pads are the only things protecting my bellows from a deluge of sweat every time i play. And so, I place my bellows pad farther to the left than normal, in a way that my body NEVER touches the bellows (like the black accordion )

so, i suppose my question is why the conventional placement of bellows pads only covers the bellows when they're closed (like the white accordion)?

I picked up the white one from a shop yesterday, and at the gig 2 hours later, I felt the bellows through my shirt and thought, "this is bad, this is bad, this bad." Luckily i had a backup accordion with me. (dude at the shop did nothing wrong, of course, if i wanted it in a non-conventional place, i should have said something)

This is for the person who wanted to know what the reed block of a Giulietti bass accordion looks like. Since I am unable to attach photos to a reply, I have created a new post.

Hey everyone! Today I’d like to share 15 scale exercises with you. These are some of my jazz-inspired ideas to help you build technique and develop a better understanding of the notes. I recommend checking out all 5 short videos! 🪗🙂

Here’s the link to the playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtSVA_jCdzwOWW_S0Kmz0BIw81nJhd0yp&si=HfWUL-PveYtRwR4k

hello! I found a Tombo Accordix A120 at a thrift store near me, but unfortunately it’s missing its power supply box (second photo). is there any way that I could find the individual power supply? I imagine that there’s no alternative, but would appreciate the advice. thanks!

Hi all! I am a pianist, however a friend gifted this to me and I would love to learn how to play on it. I am not sure the condition, and so I figured I’d see what brand it is and go from there (in terms of opening it and so on). I can’t find ANYTHING

Any help is appreciated!

Hello, I've recently been gifted this accordian by my father, as it was his mother's (my grandma) and he never learned to play it. I just wanted to know if it was quality and if it was good to learn on.

I've come into possession of an accordion that has unfortunately been gutted... No reed racks. Keyboard intact and functioning, bellow in good shape. Had a pickup at one point with what appears to me to be a mono jack (looks a little smaller than an rca jack and has that phenolic brown color).

It has no bass buttons at all, just 41 piano keys, and two 'switches' that seem to serve to open a second set of openings to the reed racks alongside the first.

What was the likely setup on this? Two low or bassoon racks, or one bassoon and one middle?

Is there any chance I (pretty handy) could make this into a functioning instrument by finding one or more reed racks that could fit over the openings from the keyboard mechanism?

Thanks for any help you can provide and apologies for lack of knowledge and terminology.

EDIT: SOLVED!! Thank you so much for the suggestions, I would have never known to do this as a newbie u/Unlikely_Read3437 Although.. there is a large new scuff on the bass side which wasn't there when I sent it and that makes me think it was dropped before they shipped it off and that is what unseated the bass mechanism.

TL;DR - Bought a new accordion that had some QA issues, sent it into KHS under manufacturer warranty and it was returned even more broken. Only got to play it for 2-3 weeks and am now going on week 10 of my 12 week warranty window.

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Hello everyone, after lurking for a long time I decided to buy an accordion! I'd been saving up for a while with the intention of learning a new instrument and accordion just really jumped out at me. I decided to go with a Hohner Bravo III 96 piano style accordion, I went through some back and forth with Liberty Bellows to find the right one and I really loved this model.

I love playing it, it sounded beautiful and I was learning songs I love to listen to and found a teacher. About 2.5 weeks of playing after I got it brand new I had started to notice some of the tenor keys sticking (it stayed in a climate controlled room and no drops or misuse in the time I had it) so after taking it to a local shop they said it had some quality issues in the tenor key mechanism and that it'd be best for me to utilize the manufacturer warranty while I was still within the window, Liberty Bellows said the same thing. QA issues happen sometimes I suppose. KHS had a pretty straightforward process for getting it registered in their system as a return, they gave me the return number and I shipped it off on my own dime.

After 3 weeks of waiting, I finally got it back! I was happy to feel the tenor keys were fixed and no longer sticking so I put my straps back on and went to play a song and the entire bass side was just flat against the body. None of the chord buttons work now, was the bass mechanism not reconnected or did they break it? There's also now a new huge scuff on the corner of the bass side case that was absolutely not there when I sent it off.

I'm thousands of dollars in and have barely been able to play it, the entire process has just made me think I should just try to get my money back and quit. Does anyone have suggestions or advice? I've already sent an email and left a voicemail to KHS about this, but depending on how long it takes I won't be in the warranty window anymore, only 3 weeks left of their 3 month warranty. I was just wondering if anyone had suggestions or advice? More of a rant than anything.

Anyway, thanks for reading, hopefully no one else has had to deal with stuff like this.

Hey everyone!

I recently picked up a Hagström Granesso at a secondhand store for the sweet price of 10 bucks, which obviously implies something is wrong with it. I have never played accordion in my life, but I’ve always wanted to. And at that price, how could I go wrong?

The biggest problem was the piano keys jamming and staying down and not bouncing up, which is extremely infuriating. When I got home, I opened up the thing and freestyled the entire process of fixing it (which I probably shouldn’t have done, but I figured out how a piano accordion worked without any help at least)

I meticulously fiddled and filed everything to my best degree and got it to a much more playable state. Despite all of my work, the keys still sometimes jam and don’t bounce up, which is obviously a huge pain in the ass. I would take a video demonstrating this, but I’m away from home right now

I feel a slight friction of the jammed keys going into the side of the accordion case. This accordion is obviously not brand new, so I suspect the wood has swollen over time and caused this friction.

Would sanding down the side of the accordion fix this? And do you guys have any other tips to prevent this jamming from happening?

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Hey everyone! 👋

For over a year now, I’ve been uploading video tutorials on jazz accordion. I’ve put together a playlist with 36 videos covering solos, accompaniment, and technique step by step.

Check out the playlist and channel here:

👉 https://youtu.be/sO98LmajZlI?si=NfeHaMVrVjIAl3Rh&list=PLtSVA_jCdzwPUZq7HDjgDJGuNgCrvpFHt

The Accordion Studio Youtube channel is constantly growing, and on October 30th, I’m releasing my first workbook for accordionists: Jazz Accordion Workbook, Vol. 1 "Do The Basics" - more on: www.accordioncourse.com

Feel free to subscribe so you don't miss it, and let me know what you think in the comments!

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Hi, I’ve wanted to learn the accordion for as long as I can remember. I’ve finally set myself a goal to start but have no idea how. I’m looking for advice on the right instrument to buy for an absolute beginner. Do I buy a piano or button accordion? I have no expectations or particular goals, I’ll be happy just to get the basics and learn simple tunes for now so don’t want to overwhelm myself with anything over complicated. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Whoa mama she’s beautiful but them rusty screws make it hard to help with sticky keys. I just got it tonight. It was $160, about 95 years old, and I have an impulse spending problem. Also a missing key. How the hell do I even get them screws loose without destroying the whole thing? The case is completely busted as well.
There is a dead spider in the case oh my god I just checked what
I’ll probably throw out the case Jesus Christ it’s disgusting.

I am roving Natascha Pierre and the great Comet of 1812 soon, ans the sound guy and I are unsure where to point the mic to. Should he mic Bass or Discant, or somewhere else?

I got an old Parrot with Stradella, which i primarily use for downbeat bass. While i play Polkalike upbeats (as well as some melodic stuff) in the dicant.

I sadly dont have an in inbuild mic

I've never played the accordion, I don't even know how they work. I was at my local thrift store and I spotted this beautiful looking accordion for just $250. I bought it. However, it seems to play a drone(?) whenever I squeeze it, regardless if I am pressing something or not. The note is D. What is the problem and is it something I could fix myself? I can seriously see myself getting into this. Also, I don't want an appraisal or anything, I am aware this would break rule 1.

Update: I FIXED IT!! The button on the base side that I showed in the comments was bent. It seems like someone had tried to fix it but put it back together wrong. Thank you for everyone who commented!

I'm looking for sheet music for polkas by Alois Strohmayer. Anybody have any leads on that? In particular, I'm looking for the Zepperl Polka:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_KLqqS7cv0

It wasn't written for accordion, but I'm not sure where else to ask this question.

I removed the bass mechanism from a Weltmeister Serino Deluxe and can't get it back in—any tips?

Please help.