Looking for a deeper bass?

[Dingo40]

Here's something!
For those who can't keep their feet still while playing!

 

[Siegmund]

Foot pedals aside, that's a very unique instrument he has in his hands. The right hand looks like a Frosini-style 3-row CBA... the left hand... um... never seen anything quite like that.

 

[Mr Mark]

I would like to see the innards of that thing. The reeds sound a foot tall.

 

[Dingo40]

Here's some more about it:

Foot Bass 125th anniversary! « Harry Geuns

bandoneon-maker.com

And:

What is a Footbass?

Description

treewind.co.uk

 

[Mike t.]

What is so cool about this foot bass is it’s portability, way smaller than an upright bass, piano or a tuba and is acoustic. I have always thought if a new musical instrument ever needed inventing it needs to be on the bass end of the spectrum. With my hearing why add more high end sounds that can’t be heard? How big would an accordion be, and have this bass sound? Just 12+ keys? Maybe it wouldn’t fit all genres of music? What needs to be invented is an “In-Flate-a-Bass” one step above a jug bass!

 

[JKJ]

And there is this:


here with melodica and keyboard here but could be used with an accordion, trumpet, whatever.
I love listening to this guy.

JKJ

 

[nou]

Foot pedals aside, that's a very unique instrument he has in his hands. The right hand looks like a Frosini-style 3-row CBA... the left hand... um... never seen anything quite like that.

It's a variant of "harmonia polska trzyrzędowa" with twin melodic manuals. Basically, a B-system CBA built around modified PA keys used for both sides. There is also a variant with foot pedals instad of a normal bellows.

Polskie Instrumenty Ludowe

 

[Javthedog]

..... and the restaurant WAS full........

 

[dak]

..... and the restaurant WAS full........

"had been full"?

 

[Javthedog]

Indeed!