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About the Accordion:
Modern accordions consist of a body in two parts, each generally rectangular in shape, separated by a bellows. On each part of the body is a keyboard containing buttons, levers or piano-style keys. When pressed, the buttons travel in a direction perpendic
Equipment costs:
Low end Accordion: £29.99
High end Accordion: £2,879
High end Accordion: £2,879
Accessories:
The accordion needs little ongoing maintenance, so the main cost is the accordion itself. There are a range of optional accessories available that may make your life more convenient though:
- Accordion Straps
- Accordion Gig Bags
- Accordion Cases
- Accordion Trolley
- Accordion StandAccordion microphone
- Accordion microphone battery supply pack
Genres played on the Accordion:
- Dutch folk music
- Scandinavian-influenced British folk
- Polka, Forró
- Tango Music
- Klezmer music
- Mexican polka music
Famous players:
- Frankie Yankovic
- Yann Tiersen
- Henry Doktorski
- Jason Webley
- Kimmo Pohjonen
- Maria Kalaniemi
Famous songs & albums:
- Mi Mejor Regalo
- El Vallenato de Siempre
History:
An instrument called accordion was first patented in 1829 by Cyrill Demian in Vienna. Demian instrument bore little resemblance to modern instruments it only had a left hand keyboard, with the right hand simply operating the bellows. One key feature for w
Type of Accordion:
- Button accordions
- Hybrids
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