Chromatic button accordion
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Right-hand manual: The Russian bayan and chromatic button accordions have a much greater right-hand range in scientific pitch notation than an accordion with a piano keyboard: five octaves plus a minor third (written range = E2-G7, actual range = E1-D9, some have a 32 ft Register on the Treble to go even lower down to E0.[1] Left-hand manual | |
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A chromatic button accordion is a type of
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Comparing the layout to the piano accordion,[2] the advantages of a chromatic button accordion are the greater range and better fingering options.[notes 1] On the other hand, some fingering positions require twisting of the wrist and the aspect of alternative fingering patterns may stunt one in sessions of difficult sight reading.[2]
Throughout the former Yugoslavia a 6-row chromatic button layout is used based on the B system. It is referred to as dugmetara.
History
Early accordions were bisonoric instruments resembling modern
See also
Notes
- ^ The uniform layout allows for uniform fingering and making of chords; meanwhile, the chromatic button layout also allows for alternative fingerings. As the buttons are closer, it is also easier to reach notes that are far apart, such as two octaves apart.
References
- ^ Ricardo Llanos and Inaki Alberdi, "Accordion for Composers" (Spanish publication: 2002), 2-5).
- ^ a b Dan Lindgren, Piano Accordion vs. Chromatic Button Accordion Online PDF
- ^ a b Doktorski, Henry (1998). "The Classical Accordion, part 2". The Classical Free Reed, Inc. The Classical Free-Reed, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ "Invention and Development of the Accordion". Accordions Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ ISBN 978-84-940481-7-3.
- ^ This can also be seen in photographs and illustrations of such accordions; Their bass keyboard does not have the characteristic angled rows of the Stradella bass system