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On button accordions: Most bayans, especially older ones from soviet times, only have three rows of buttons, so stripping the mirrored rows. Another thing is that I recently learnt that accordions from the balkan area are usually laid out like a european 5 row button accordion, but with a duplicate 6th row on the outside. media.musicshop360.com/7832/scancrosupbalk.jpg

Great information. Thank you for making these videos.

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Well Patricia, I just signed on last week after playing the accordion for several years in elementary school and now playing for perhaps the last 9 years very recreationally....now you tell me to operate the bellows before I press a note or after letting a note go .....That is Earth-shattering news to me...thank you very much....I am still looking through your website and considering further commitment. Thanks.

I just picked up a couple Horner accordions, ones a 120 bass and the other is a 12 bass. The 120 is very old and needs some love for sure but I’ve been having an absolute blast on the 12 bass. I really enjoy corridos and corridos tumbados music I would love if you could post some instructionals on some techniques used in that music on accordions.

Hola patricia, mi nombre es Enrique Dávila, y me gusta todo tipo de musica Colombiana pero con acordeon ,soy Peru pero vivo

hi, is there any multi tunable accordion with 1/4 notes (and/or 1/8 notes) to play far eastern musics please? thank you.

hi, is there any multi tunable accordion with 1/4 notes (and/or 1/8 notes) to play far eastern musics please? thank you.

I am a beginner and I have a 12 bass 25 piano key accordion and since I know how to play the piano , I want to learn to do the bellows correctly and the button as well to sound good from the beginning of my learning. I would appreciate any help that you can do. I cannot afford to pay for lessons . I can only do u-tubee ree lessons . Are you on u-tube?? asks Judy Corrette

Needed demonstrations

Wow! Great video, I wish that I saw it when it was released, 3 years ago. I took lessons as a teenager and for a time, had a beautiful Titano Virtuoso Convertor instrument. I remember going thru the first Palmer & Hughes convertor book. I stupidly sold the instrument to a family friend for very little money. I wish that information like this was available back in the 1960s. Back then, a student took whatever little info the instructor gave at face value. It was disrespectful to ask too many questions.

Can you sell accordion to someone in Nigeria

Your pronunciation of "Garmoshka" is perfect, and the mention of Krokodil Gena was definitely an unexpected surprise :)

I play the piano accordion. I never knew about the bass accordion!

Thank you for your videos, you do a fantastic job explaining. Can I ask you , does Hohner company sponsor you or do you prefer Hohner accordions.

Thanks for going over the details . And you are motivating.

The background noise is way too high for making an informative video like this. The audience should feel whether there is any background music there or not! That is the level at which it should be kept.

I need help with a 12 bass piano key accordian, and I want to learn regional Mexican music like Ramon Ayala. My grandmother left me the accordian

Grate video.. The bass accordion was the big surprise! I am a newbie and I own a small piano accordion from Italy. I like to play old Greek songs as well as Tarantellas and odd time Balkan music. I wish to own a diatonic accordion for Peruvian and Colombian Cumbia style. I wish one day to feel the vibrations of the bass accordion in my chest. 😊

Thank you for the insight. The video will prepare me for my first encounter with the instrument which I still has not unboxed.

Thankyou Patricia. These are particularly good for me as I'm just starting to learn to play the Accordion, still yet to buy an Accordion. I fully appreciate knowing about this instrument that I'm feeling in my heart. I love the sounds, it is a mini orchestra to me. You have the best explanations that I've come across, explanations right from the start and with great details.

Thank you for that Patricia, I will buy a 96 or less bass accordion as I'm not tall. Great tips.

Patricia Bartell. Thank you so much. I've always wanted to learn to play the Accordion. I'm feeling this instrument, the full sound of an orchestra is how I describe the Accordion, or a lead guitar, a rhythm guitar. You are inspiring Patricia with your explanations and lessons. Thankyou again.

Beautiful explanations, thank you. I'm going to learn to play the Accordion. It has a full, it can be harmonic, or diatonic, an accordion is like a couple of instruments. I feel it in my heart. Thank you again, I've found you I've subscribed and following you.

Just a little constructive criticism ; Concertinas are not a type of accordions nor bandoneons. They’re all free reeded instruments and work in a similar way but can’t be considered as type of one another. In fact the traditional concertina invented in England by sir Charles Wheatstone has had at least 2 patents in the 19th Century. If one looks at the internals of these vintage instruments it is substantially different than the free reeded instruments made in Germany and Italy; the victorian engineers were simply better!. Sadly the word “concertina” has been bastardised over the decades and it now refers to different instruments depending on the country. But the original concertina is that made in the “traditional English” way. It would be a good idea to make a separate video on this, there is a so much interesting history that can be found online.

We dont get to hear them?! 😢

Horrrrrrible background sound, I guess it´s supposed to be music. I´m an autist, I can´t listen to this, I´m out.

Diatonic is used a lot in Slovenia most of the time called Frajtonarca.

I have admired the skill of this artist for some time and appreciate your allowing us to learn more about him.

After seeing the Forever Tango Orchestra in concert, I have been in love with the sound of the Bandoneon.

Thank you so much! I’m 61 and I’m finally going to learn the accordion, (I play piano a bit) I just bought one yesterday (it’s cheap😅) to get going and finding you is inspiring and empowering, so your mission is accomplished! The first French one that you play always brings me to tears, I love it. Our mother is from Germany and dads family from Northern Italy and I’ve always loved the accordion and the waltz is hands down my favorite tempo. I’ve also lived in Tijuana and speak French, so accordion has been everywhere for me! Love your video demonstrations here, so clear, and I’m so encouraged. Thank you thank you thank you.

I've learned a lot again. But again, the Czech Heligonka is a master in proficiency in playing a deep, rich, heavy bass. There is nothing like it. That can make some beautiful music.

Nice presentation! But you left out the Czech diatonic accordion... the Heligonka diatonic accordion! The Czech's invented the deep rich heavy bass of the Heligonka over 100 years ago. They are the ones that brought the diatonic accordion into Mexico over 100 years ago, which is now a favorite of the Hispanic nationality people, but most Hispanic/ Conjunto players dont use the bass. The rich bassed Heligonka is played by mostly by the Czech and Slovak groups of people producing many happy polkas and waltzes.

I like it

How did this end up in my recommendations? 🤔 I did enjoy it.

Do you plan to do advanced lessons? Particularly about LH patterns like this one, but for even more styles. Just found your channel and am excited to see more!

Question what about Hohner piano 48 basses Also Congratulations and thank you

In slovenija you will mostly find 3 row diatonic acordians allso known as a frajtonarca

Hi - I'm 74 yrs "young" and Desperately want to learn the Accordion. Which is better... the "piano" or the "Button" type? I also play Electric Bass, Lap Steel Guitar, learning the Mandolin.... but, I have always wanted to learn the Accordion, I'm thinking that I wouldn't have to "Stretch" my fingers so much with a "Button" accordion.... yes? No? I would Really Appreciate any help you can give me... Thank You, in advance for any helpful insights you can send my way.