I recently got hold of two - a two octave and a two-and-a-half. I find the two octave nice and light, but get so annoyed by not having the low A and B that I don't often play it.
In the music business accordions are usualy refered to ( 26/12 @ aprox £145 new) 26 treble & 12 bass the smallest USEFUL size. The next would be 26/48 ( aprox £175 ) followed by 30/24 ( £180 apr ) & 34/72 ( £250 apr. ). The 25/12 is regarded by most teachers as a waste of money as well as time
I play a 34/72 Fantini with handmade reeds. The action on these accordions is excellent ant they are very durable. You can play anythingon the a 30 treble keyboard although you may have to arrange a little differently with the reduced top end.
I have a two octave, single reed PA, the first accordion I ever bought, back I think it is about 40 years old. My wife nicknamed it Wheezy because its bellows are far from tight, and not all the notes sound true. If I could find a new one, I would buy it, because it has a nice clean sound, is light and easy to handle, and easy to play. And PAs are nice for accompanying song, they can do nice chordy things that our button boxes cannot.
I'm not a PAist, but I would strongly advise anyone not to go for anything with a range of less than G, (below middle C) to c' (two octaves above middle C) - the range of the fiddle in 1st position. Otherwise, like rogfox, you'll get very frustrated at not having enough range to play all the tunes. Jumping octaves isn't as natural on accordion as it would be on, say whistle or flute.
small piano accordions
small piano accordions
Anybody out there play a two octave PA?
i have been playing itm for a long time and am now trying it on this weebox. ..i would love to talk about this
I scrolled thru the discussions but would rather speak contemporarily than add onto an old discussion
# Posted on May 24th 2007 by vboyd100
Re: small piano accordions
I recently got hold of two - a two octave and a two-and-a-half. I find the two octave nice and light, but get so annoyed by not having the low A and B that I don't often play it.
# Posted on May 24th 2007 by bc_box_player
Re: small piano accordions
In the music business accordions are usualy refered to ( 26/12 @ aprox £145 new) 26 treble & 12 bass the smallest USEFUL size. The next would be 26/48 ( aprox £175 ) followed by 30/24 ( £180 apr ) & 34/72 ( £250 apr. ). The 25/12 is regarded by most teachers as a waste of money as well as time
# Posted on May 24th 2007 by lenamore Man
Re: small piano accordions
I'm lusting for this one:
http://www.accordions.co.uk/Newinstviewdocs.htm/Fan0GBSp.htm
It goes down to low G and up to high C. I think it covers the range of ITM pretty well.
If you play bass, the 72 bass layout is complete and you can specify the top button to be C# which works fine for me.
The weight is another great feature. At about 12 3/4 pounds, (5.8kg), it's just about half the weight of my full size.
Saving my pennies.
# Posted on May 24th 2007 by rogfox
Re: small piano accordions
I play a 34/72 Fantini with handmade reeds. The action on these accordions is excellent ant they are very durable. You can play anythingon the a 30 treble keyboard although you may have to arrange a little differently with the reduced top end.
Brian
# Posted on May 24th 2007 by Bjcomm96
Re: small piano accordions
I have a two octave, single reed PA, the first accordion I ever bought, back I think it is about 40 years old. My wife nicknamed it Wheezy because its bellows are far from tight, and not all the notes sound true. If I could find a new one, I would buy it, because it has a nice clean sound, is light and easy to handle, and easy to play. And PAs are nice for accompanying song, they can do nice chordy things that our button boxes cannot.
# Posted on May 24th 2007 by AlBrown
Re: small piano accordions
Rog, that's the very one I've got.
Goodness, the price has jumped up a bit!
# Posted on May 24th 2007 by Conán McDonnell
Re: small piano accordions
I'm not a PAist, but I would strongly advise anyone not to go for anything with a range of less than G, (below middle C) to c' (two octaves above middle C) - the range of the fiddle in 1st position. Otherwise, like rogfox, you'll get very frustrated at not having enough range to play all the tunes. Jumping octaves isn't as natural on accordion as it would be on, say whistle or flute.
# Posted on May 24th 2007 by granama