As a guideline to prospective clients, I base my recommendations for various types of accordion on the different standard of playing, and most of all on price and quality. Therefore, I recommend the following models:
Studio / Student / Beginners / Advance Players
Model |
Keyboard / |
Treble / Bass Reeds |
Treble / Bass Registers |
Weight kg |
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Hohner Bravo II 48 Bass |
26/48 |
2/4 |
2/- |
5 kg |
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Brandoni 68SP |
34/96 | '4/5 | '11/7 | 9 |
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Hohner Bravo III 96 Bass |
37/96 |
3/4 |
7/3 |
8.6 kg |
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Paolo Soprani Mod. 96 |
37/96 |
3/5 |
7/4 |
8.6 kg |
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Excelsior Mod.1296S |
37/96 |
3/5 |
7.2 |
9.4 kg |
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Dino Baffetti Professional I |
37/96 | 3/5 | 7/2 | 9.5 |
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Brandoni 75 |
37/96 | '3/5 | '5/7 | 9 |
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Borsini Vienna 374 |
37/96 | '4/5 | '11/3 | 9.3 |
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Excelsior Mod.1304BCS |
37/96 |
4/5 |
11/3 |
10.2 kg |
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Brandoni 130SP |
37/120 | '4/5 | '11/7 | 9.8 |
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Dino Baffetti Professional IV | 41/120 | 4/5 | 11/7 | 11.5 |
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Hohner Bravo III120 Bass |
41/120 |
3/4 |
7/3 |
9.2 kg |
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Excelsior Compact Mod. 308 |
41/120 |
3/4 |
7/3 |
9.7 kg |
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Dino Baffetti Professional II | 41/120 | 3/5 | 7/2 | 10.2 |
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Paolo Soprani Mod. 120 |
41/120 |
3/5 |
7/4 |
9.9 kg |
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Brandoni 133SP |
41/120 | '4/5 | '11+M/7 | 10.4 |
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Borsini Vienna 414RS |
41/120 | '4/5 | '11+M/7 | 9.9 |
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Victoria A250V |
41/120 | '4/5 | '11/5 | 10.6 |
Musette
There are so many excellent “musette” accordions, which makes the choice difficult. As stated before, I base my recommendations on the different standard of playing, and most of all on price and quality. Therefore, I recommend the following models:
Model |
Keyboard / |
Treble / Bass Reeds |
Treble / Bass Registers |
Weight kg |
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Fantini SP/4 |
37/96 |
4/5 |
9/3 |
9.4 kg |
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Fantini PP/7 |
41/120 |
4/5 |
11/7 |
10.5 kg |
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Dino Baffetti Professional IV | 41/120 | 4/5 | 11/7 | 11.5 |
Note
These are the types of tremolo that most accordion manufacturers use: Jazz 4 cents, American 8 cents, German 14 cents, Italian 18 cents, French 24 cents. But all of this only matters if you ordering your accordion rather then buying whatever is available. If you are ordering your accordion with a French Musette ask the dealer what he will tune the three middle reeds as? The most common French Musette tuning of the three middle reeds is:
Low - A=436
Middle -
A=440
High -
A=441.5
Accordion Tuning by Michelle Tapire
Accordions sound different from one another as a result of tuning the remaining set of the middle octave reeds. The reeds are tuned in order to have a beat note or a tremolo effect, which is also referred to as wetness, the basis of accordion tuning type. It is not easy to tune an accordion. It requires talent, practice, time and effort. The first way to master accordion tuning is to know the different types of accordion tuning. There are basically four accordion tuning types: French Musette, Slovenian style, German style and Italian style.
French Musette
Compared to other accordion tuning types, French Musette accordion tuning has the greatest amount of wetness. Its tuning has set #3 of the reeds tuned flat and set #2 tuned sharp, resulting in non-suppressed-carrier of amplitude or a single tremolo applied to each note instead of a blend of different tremolos.
Slovenian-Style
Slovenian-style accordion tuning typically has a dry sound. However, this type varies a lot depending on the tuning of the third musette set. Most tuners tune the accordion sharp, but there are others who tune them flat. Flat tuning is said to be better since it helps keep the accordion from creating an out-of-tune sound.
German-Style
German-style accordion tuning is half as wet as the full French Musette tuning. This type is also referred to as Continental tuning or Polka tuning.
Scottish Musette
Instead of using three reeds per note, Scottish Musette accordion tuning uses only two reeds, one with a higher note and one with a lower note. This combination of high and low notes creates a beautiful and rich tone, making it the most common type of accordion tuning.
Jazz Models
Model |
Keyboard / |
Treble / Bass Reeds |
Treble / Bass Registers |
Weight kg |
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* Excelsior “ Van Damme “ AVD4 |
44/120 F - C |
4/5 |
11/6 |
12.7 kg |
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** Victoria Model Signature “Richard Galliano” |
41/120 |
3/4 |
7/7 |
10.2 kg |
* Non-Standard Model - On request only.
Tone Chamber / Double Bassoon.
** Tone Chamber / 16 + 8 + 8
Professional Models
In this category once you introduce the “ Cassotto “ ( Tone Chamber ) – different types of “ Hand Made Reeds “ and other technical specifications the price structure goes into a different level. You can contact me and we can discuss your requirements.
If I mention a few Brands it will trigger off memories and quality sound instruments……Morino - Art Van Damme - AC Continental - Super VI - 940 to mention a few…
Well, we can all dream, look up these manufactures in my website, these models are still made with the same passion, quality and tradition…contact me and maybe we can make your dreams come true.
All the basic characteristics of the instrument are explained in the following diagrams. Although this changes from manufacturer to manufacturer, it would give the same result:
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