Hohner Amatona IV

[Aka107]

I recently acquired a Hohner Amatona IV. Great sound but very heavy. Any opinions on these. I have never seen one before I got this one.

 

[debra]

Interesting. I have a long list of Hohner models. There is no Amatona on that list. I wonder what model that is then...

 

[Dingo40]

For those of us who haven't heard of such a thing, here's one in action:
(Use the YouTube option)

Another:

 

[debra]

For those of us who haven't heard of such a thing, here's one in action:
...

Aha! That explains it. It's not an accordion but a diatonic type squeezebox. Those are not in my long list of accordion models (PA and CBA).

 

[Dingo40]

Any opinions on these. I have never seen one before I got this one.

Try melodeon.net ?
See here:

Melodeon.net Forums

Melodeon.net Forums

forum.melodeon.net

 

[JerryPH]

I had to go check it out, never heard of one and kind figured it out too... its a melodeon!

 

[KLR]

Google "Accordion Sound: HOHNER AMATONA IV DE LUXE b/c diatonic button accordion; Jig ‘Paddy‘s Resource’" if you want to hear an Irish box player test drive one of these, using the couplers one by one. Can't link it here due to restrictions.

Strange but I was just reading up on these, I'd quite like to have one someday, and here we are discussing the exact model. I play 3 row diatonic with stradella bass so everything 2 row/8 bass feels like a ukulele in comparison!