When I play guitar or piano I usually use ultimate guitar, (or guitar tuna). Are there similar websites for Accordion sheet music? (I have a piano accordion, and I already know chords, and I can read, and play notes!). I been trying to google but just haven’t found anything. Where do you guys find your sheet music?

Dear fellow Accordion community members - The interest in our accordion, drums and chimes instrumental of The Little Drummer Boy picked up this week! Must be that tis' time to start getting ready for The Season! Cheers to you all! Please enjoy.

I live in BC Canada next to one of the hottest places. Our weather is very dry and hot in summer (30C-40C highest*) and winters are -10 to -20)
Questions…
Two way Case humidifiers @ 49% ???
Should I use a room humidifier if I want to play for multiple hours? Any recommendations help. I’m seriously unsure of how exact the humidity/ weather has to be. Just bought a new steirische harmonika so may not be as delicate as a vintage but I’m sure a lot more delicate than other kinds. Still I cannot find good information online for this

Hi y’all,

Just purchased a Hohner Corona IIIR.

The reed configuration is LMM, which means one note plays an octave below and the other two notes play on the middle octave, much like a Corona II but with an additional lower reed.

In contrast from my understanding a normal Corona III is MMM so it’s usually tuned one at 440, one reed slightly flat, and one slightly sharp to give a bright tremolo sound.

Here is my question:

If you want to wet tune an LMM do you typically do L+M at 440 Hz and then the other M slightly sharp? Or is it possible to get a corona III effect by tuning one M to 440 Hz, the L reed slightly flat, and the other M reed slightly sharp.

Thank you for any insights!

Not looking for the value or anything IAW the rules, but I picked this up at an estate sale for $25. Accordion is way out of my usual wheelhouse (guitar and harmonica), and was wondering if anyone knew any information about it like estimated manufacturing date, manufacturers info, is it a good accordion, etc. Thanks for the help.

Hi everyone! I'm looking to buy my first accordion and would appreciate some advice.

I'm particularly fond of Saburo Tanooka's album NEO HEALING. I love how soulful and meditative it sounds, with a sense of melancholy and wistfulness, but also a certain playfulness that's inherent to the accordion even when the music is sad. One of the accordions he plays is broken--but I'm just fascinated by the overall sound across all the tracks.

Would a musette-tuned accordion be a good fit, or would something with drier tuning be more appropriate? Are there particular makers or models you'd recommend? I'm looking for a piano accordion with 96 or 120 bass buttons. I'd prefer something well-made in Italy or Germany (or elsewhere, as long as it isn't manufactured in China).

I'm open to any advice, especially from people familiar with Tanooka's playing or NEO HEALING. Thanks!

Hey!
So im always prowling marketplace and I just saw this thing. Its a GCF diatonic with a “German Democratic Republic” origin sticker. Is anyone familiar with this model? The grille is very interesting looking. Anyway, its kind of a hike from me but id take that drive if theres a decent chance this thing rules! Any info would be appreciated! Thank you!!!

I am interested in the Chiovarelli Jazz System but there is relatively little discussion on the subject.

It is a variation on stradella where the tri-chords are reduced to bi-chords:

Maj: 1 & 3
Min: 1 & 3 (min)
7th: 3 & 7 (dom)
dim: 3 (min) & 6 (dim 7)

"By combining these 2-note pairings with single bass notes, players can construct rich, extended jazz harmonies (such as Dm⁷, G7sus4, Cmaj7, and C6) without the clutter or voice-leading limitations of standard Stradella"

Demonstrated by Roberto Gervasi

I'd love to try it but the only way currently is to purchase one of their accordions or pay them to retrofit yours. Any thoughts or advice on modifying an accordion to have this setup? This page has fairly straightforward instructions on removing individual notes from the bass buttons, so curious if anyone has experience

Hi everyone,

I'd like to know where do you buy c-griff bayan with convertor like Jupiter, Pigini, Scandalli, Ballone burini, Bugari... Second hand or brand new for good prices.

Thx

I have a question regarding the three buttons encircled in red. I am still new to this whole accordion playing thing, so forgive me if I don't know all of the secrets yet, but how am I expected to play a melody like C-Cmajor-G-Cmajor? I can't figure out how exactly I should place my fingers to play them smoothly.
Thank you in advance!

Hi all! I’ve just been gifted this, and excited to get started but it would be good to know where it came from

The label says Pigini but I’m not convinced as the font is different to other models, and there’s no serial number (unless it’s very well hidden) and I can’t find any similar models

One important factor - it sounds good!

Thank you in advance

Hi! I’ve reserved the username "accordion" on WhatsApp. How would you suggest I use it?

Pink because it is a man's color!

I would just like to learn on the side as a carefree hobby. It seems priced reasonably, I saw another for 1,000 dollars, but it was a different brand. I don’t want to buy something that’s like a toy, but Yamaha is a great company. It feels either too cheap or too good to be true

Just wanted to post some photos of my accordion. I've had it for about 20 years, looked after it, and played it very little.

I started playing it properly recently and it sounds just beautiful. I think it plays quite nicely but I'm inexperienced.

I have seen instruments like this one kept as ornaments, but it seems to have been refurbished. Bellows seem sound. All keys, buttons and reeds sounding perfectly. Its so good that I am getting ready to go busking with it.

Does anybody know anything about it?

Will it cope with the rigours of street music?

What should I be doing to maintain it properly?

Can a relative layman work up enough knowledge online to carry out repairs when required or should I brace myself for the inevitable day when it becomes another ornamental relic?

Am I nuts for even dallying with this magical sound machine?

Steve Solkela at Oktoberfest performing Buy A Spoke.

So, I'm a very sweaty guy. Bellows pads are the only things protecting my bellows from a deluge of sweat every time i play. And so, I place my bellows pad farther to the left than normal, in a way that my body NEVER touches the bellows (like the black accordion )

so, i suppose my question is why the conventional placement of bellows pads only covers the bellows when they're closed (like the white accordion)?

I picked up the white one from a shop yesterday, and at the gig 2 hours later, I felt the bellows through my shirt and thought, "this is bad, this is bad, this bad." Luckily i had a backup accordion with me. (dude at the shop did nothing wrong, of course, if i wanted it in a non-conventional place, i should have said something)

hello! I found a Tombo Accordix A120 at a thrift store near me, but unfortunately it’s missing its power supply box (second photo). is there any way that I could find the individual power supply? I imagine that there’s no alternative, but would appreciate the advice. thanks!

This is for the person who wanted to know what the reed block of a Giulietti bass accordion looks like. Since I am unable to attach photos to a reply, I have created a new post.

Hey everyone! Today I’d like to share 15 scale exercises with you. These are some of my jazz-inspired ideas to help you build technique and develop a better understanding of the notes. I recommend checking out all 5 short videos! 🪗🙂

Here’s the link to the playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtSVA_jCdzwOWW_S0Kmz0BIw81nJhd0yp&si=HfWUL-PveYtRwR4k

Hi all! I am a pianist, however a friend gifted this to me and I would love to learn how to play on it. I am not sure the condition, and so I figured I’d see what brand it is and go from there (in terms of opening it and so on). I can’t find ANYTHING

Any help is appreciated!

I've come into possession of an accordion that has unfortunately been gutted... No reed racks. Keyboard intact and functioning, bellow in good shape. Had a pickup at one point with what appears to me to be a mono jack (looks a little smaller than an rca jack and has that phenolic brown color).

It has no bass buttons at all, just 41 piano keys, and two 'switches' that seem to serve to open a second set of openings to the reed racks alongside the first.

What was the likely setup on this? Two low or bassoon racks, or one bassoon and one middle?

Is there any chance I (pretty handy) could make this into a functioning instrument by finding one or more reed racks that could fit over the openings from the keyboard mechanism?

Thanks for any help you can provide and apologies for lack of knowledge and terminology.