Another button vs piano thread + arabian music

[barkis]

Here (link below) is an interesting piece of video of an accordion playing arab. He plays the piano accordion. Notice how fast he plays on the same key at 0:28-0:32. He can do that since the piano keys are big enough for more than one finger.

Is such fast playing on the same tone possible on a button accordion?
I think his accordion is tuned to the arabic tonesystem with quarter tones. Am I right?

 

[Zevy]

<FONT font=Garamond><SIZE size=125>No quarter tones there. Just a fine accordion player playing in scales your ears are not used to hearing.

 

[Glenn]

Very interesting video. The possibilities are endless aren't they?

 

[BobM]

No quarter tones there. Just a fine accordion player playing in scales your ears are not used to hearing.[/size][/font][/quote]

Nice tone as well. Theres a smattering of western diatonic-ness snuck in here..

 

[Pietro]

Interesting and what a smooth action he has. Yes you can play repeated notes in the same manner on a CBA Barkis, if you are good enough. (if only)

Pete

 

[dunlustin]

Repeats ? How about this?
And on a diatonic accordion (well, mixte)
Also
1/4 tones
This
is an intro to the PA but in the middle she explains how it is tuned in 1/4 tones using different notes on push and pull

 

[barkis]

Repeats ? How about this?
And on a diatonic accordion (well, mixte)
Also
1/4 tones
This
is an intro to the PA but in the middle she explains how it is tuned in 1/4 tones using different notes on push and pull

Cool, thanks.

 

[Deleted member 48]

In France some luthiers make quarter tone accordions for playing Arab style music.
Some examples explained in French are here:
http://malomorvan.free.fr/claviers/quarts.html

LAmoriental, un instrument à part - Le Mans - LAmoriental est une invention original de Thierry Benetoux proche de laccordéon. (Pour obtenir les droits d’exploitation commerciale de cette vidéo, veuillez contacter <EMAIL email=contact@wizdeo.com>contact@wizdeo.com</EMAIL>)

 

[Glenn]

So they are not cheap then these accordions

 

[kimric]

There is a Arabic music school in southern California that I have tuned a couple of instruments for. The reeds are only retuned in one direction so you have the entire Arabic scale, but you have a semi diatonic accordion.