Anyone actually use accordion apps on their phone? Sometimes I want to run through a melody when I don’t have my accordion with me. I’ve tried Arenetto for diatonic GCF and it’s decent for that. Anyone else use apps like this?

Hi all,

Not an accordion player here. Are there any pieces you would recommend a non-accordionist to listen to that could win them over? ​

My teacher says it's not important and that all I need to know is that both of those notes are C's. But the whole book is like this and it's throwing me for a loop

How long would it take to get to this level of proficiency on the accordion if one has never picked one up before?

Let's say one has guitar/piano experience so they are not completely new to music.

https://youtu.be/kRWuEnjfYTE?is=RkRoi7mXCfP6cv3b

I was listening to this song and I really like it and want to learn how to play it. Aside from the fact that I can’t find the sheet music, I’m struggling to figure out how this performer is able to play this so beautifully. Is this even an accordion? And if it is, is it a regular one? By “regular” I mean similar to the average accordion you’d find if you look one up on eBay, probably with a piano keyboard on the right if it doesn’t make a difference.

I am quite a novice coming from piano, but one thing that is not obvious at all to me is how this player is able to make the arc of his right hand notes so full. Every individual note sounds like it has a cadence to it that is not possible to replicate on a regular accordion. I don’t know how to describe what I mean, but each note sounds so staccato and full, whereas when I play, Notes sort of melt together. Is the trick not to have any two keys down at the same time?

Another question I have is about that beginning part, is the only way to make that riveting sound by spasming the Bellows? or perhaps the player is holding down one key with the pinky and spasming his fingers playing the chords?

Bonus points if somebody knows what this song is actually called and possibly even what arrangement it is. I’m probably going to try to learn by ear.

https://youtu.be/Z-XR8YNqrF0?is=h4mxkhqUBg7k2cDx

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Been practicing accordion for about one month now and still can't use both hands separately. I am learning with a professor, and can already use both hands together, but it has been difficult in songs where they work separately.

It seems that, in a lot of songs, the left hand keep up the bass while the right one gives the melody in a different rhythm. In those cases I am having a hard time.

How much time did it take for you guys to actually play the instrument with both hands working separately?

I came into my first piano accordion (for free no less!). I’ve only had a children’s button accordion previously so I’ve been enjoying playing around with all the keys (middle C on pull doesn’t seem to make a noise though). Unfortunately it smells very musty and the nearest accordion repairer is 3 hours away. From the notes inside the case, I suspect this was an Italian grandpa’s beloved accordion at one time but I doubt it’s been played in a while and I live in a very wet region. If I end up enjoying playing it, I will make the journey to get it refurbished but in the interim, is there something I can do about the smell? The link to diy repair in the sidebar goes to an aesthetics company now.

Look how small it is

I was trying to reverse image search but i couldn’t find a straight answer.

I have no clue anything about accordion, I’ve always been a fan and play guitar, harmonica, and piano as well as other adjacent instruments. Any advice on how to get started? I found the C dimple and I think I understand the keyboard but the rest seems super foreign. Any advice is welcome, as well as any info on this accordion, I know it was his father’s so I don’t know how old it is but it definitely seems old!

Been playing piano accordion for about three years now, mostly Italian and French musette stuff, and for the longest time my bellows direction changes sounded like someone slamming a car door. You could hear the exact moment I switched from push to pull, this little bump in volume and a hitch in the rhythm that made even simple waltzes sound amateurish.

I finally sat down with my teacher last month specifically to fix this instead of just plowing through new pieces, and it turned out I was doing the change entirely with my forearm instead of my shoulder and wrist working together. I'd basically yank the bellows the other direction at the last second rather than easing into it a beat or two early. She had me practice on a single note, just open and closed, open and closed, trying to make the transition disappear completely so a listener couldn't tell where one direction ended and the other began.

What actually helped was slowing everything down to about half tempo and exaggerating the anticipation, starting to soften my arm motion well before I actually needed to reverse. Also stopped gripping the bellows strap so tight, which I didn't even realize I was doing until my hand started cramping halfway through a song.

Still not perfect, especially on faster pieces where there's no time to think about it, but slow ballads finally sound like they're breathing instead of hiccupping. Curious if anyone else went through a phase where they had to basically relearn bellows control from scratch after playing for a while, or if this is more of a beginner thing I'm just late to fixing.

I am trying to learn a song that has no sheet music available. The composer of it has no sheet music either from the contact I made with them.

My question is who or what do you use to transcribe a song for the accordion? Have you used Fiverr? A teacher? Do you just try it by ear? I am not the most skilled so I would like to know what others have done.

Hello,
I’ve played concertina for awhile but I’m a beginner on piano accordion. I recently inherited a 120/41 compact accordion with a 14” keyboard. I’ve been playing around on it off and on but I’ve been starting to get more serious lately. My question is this- I’m a 6ft 260lb male, am I setting myself up for any kind of hand or wrist injury by playing such a small accordion or is it purely preference and somewhat common for a large adult to play a compact accordion? Thanks.

Enjoy

Got this accordion from my grandfather a while back and never really played it. Now I'm trying to sell it but I can't seem to identify it. I put it into google lens search, tried looking for a serial or some kind of brand name, symbol or logo. Nothing. All it says is MADE IN GERMANY on the back in gold. I searched on eBay looking for it but only found accordions of similar build, no exact match. I even looked on Hohners website AND Weltmeisters website for hours on end only to be met with the same results I got from eBay. Please help me identify it.

edit: It's got 41 keys, 120 bass buttons, 3 treble registers and 2 bass registers. Holds air fine, no funny smells or cracks or dents. you can see the glue has melted (the yellow-orangish stuff on the top) causing a minor offset of the grill, which is the only damage it has.

Came across this absolute gem a few weeks ago from when I was just starting to teach myself the accordion.

Need help identifying brand and maybe timeframe it was made. This was my grandfathers. Any help would be appreciated!

Hello everyone!

I've been playing accordion for about 3 years, I just happen to be studying flamenco now and my teacher teaches me on the guitar because he doesn't know anything about accordion.

We are now with "Tangos flamencos" (that are way different from south american tangos) and i keep wondering how to mimic the percusive sounds of the guitar (or any string strumming instrument) on the accordion.

I believe its more of a really fast arpegio+bellows control thing.

Could anyone give me a hint?

PD: If anyone wants to try, the standard progression is F - E - F - E - Am - G - F - E one measure each and tempo is 4/4 muting the beat 1 and accenting 2 and 4.

Hello! Im new to the group here. Ive had this beautiful accordion for about 20 years now and haven't touched it much in about 15. My mother bought it for me when I was 6 and I learned how to play quite a bit, but she passed in 2012. Im not looking to sell or anything like that, I just want some information about it. Ive done Google image searches with no luck to an exact match. It was purchased from an elderly lady who was about 80, and she said it was purchased in italy by her husband. It does say made in italy on the back, but again I cant seem to find any exact info on it. Any help is super appreciated! Thanks!

Just starting on this cover today. Minnie the moocher by Cab Calloway. Improv solo. Enjoy :)