Bass Accordion!

[oldbayan]

There is a fairly rare instrument on the bay, a bass accordion. 

(I am not involved with this posting, I am just putting it there as a curiosity)

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rare-Orches...sian-Button-Accordion-Bayan-1306/303507110302

 

[craptiger]

Damn, I'd LOVE to buy that, but don't fancy stumping up $309 to a random in the Ukraine. Really interesting button layout, any idea how it works? Or what it sounds like?

 

[oldbayan]

I bought from Ukraine sellers twice, not that seller, but did not have problems. Ukrpost is fast! I suppose it has bass reeds on the treble side with a B-system layout. You can do that with Roland V-accordions.

 

[debra]

I have no idea about the quality of that instrument. But it is a 3-row B-griff and that somewhat limits the fingering options.
There are many good bass accordions, like Bugari, Pigini, Weltmeister, Hohner, etc. and the do sometimes become for sale on the used market.
They tend to be quite expensive, but an old (but still good) Hohner bass accordion sometimes appears for a rather low price.

 

[oldbayan]

(....) it is a 3-row B-griff and that somewhat limits the fingering options.

I am curious to know what this means exactly! Why would the B-griff limit the fingering?

 

[debra]

(....) it is a 3-row B-griff and that somewhat limits the fingering options.

I am curious to know what this means exactly! Why would the B-griff limit the fingering?

It's the 3 row setup that is the limiting factor, not the fact that it is B-griff.
You can often find fingering that is easier when you can make use of the 4rd row (and occasionally the 5th).
That's why chromatic button accordions are now almost all made with 5 rows and some with 4, but almost none with 3.

 

[oldbayan]

It's the 3 row setup that is the limiting factor, not the fact that it is B-griff.
You can often find fingering that is easier when you can make use of the 4rd row (and occasionally the 5th).
That's why chromatic button accordions are now almost all made with 5 rows and some with 4, but almost none with 3.

We get used to it! But it is true that repeat rows are useful.

 

[maugein96]

Its the 3 row setup that is the limiting factor, not the fact that it is B-griff.
You can often find fingering that is easier when you can make use of the 4rd row (and occasionally the 5th).
Thats why chromatic button accordions are now almost all made with 5 rows and some with 4, but almost none with 3.

We get used to it! But it is true that repeat rows are useful.

Hi,


They are actually mandatory for tuition on Serbian Dugmetara Harmonikas :-



Double B griff keyboard.