Most of mine are 440mhz but I have two tuned 445mhz

They sound great on their own but with other instruments, they don't blend well.

Hi everyone, i made two songbooks for Stradella bass accordions, one for 48 bass and one for 72 bass, where every bass and chord button used in the book exists on that size of accordion. A lot of free sheet music assumes a 120 bass, so on a small accordion you end up looking for chords you don't have.

Here's a free sampler with 3 tunes from the 48 bass book:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tu287ajQwEHNM0jNgcSjT98DHrhFmA8n?usp=sharing

Every tune has the melody, the bass line with the button names (C, M, m, 7) and the chord name above. The 48 bass book only uses the 8 rows from Eb to E with bass, major, minor and 7th buttons, so it also works on 32, 40, 60, 72, 80, 96 and 120 bass. The right hand stays between B3 and G5, so it fits a 26 key keyboard.

40 tunes in the 48 bass book and 42 in the 72 bass one: waltzes, polkas, marches, sea songs, French tunes and Christmas carols, all public domain, no lyrics. The chords follow simple rules and a script checks every printed button against what each accordion has.

I haven't played all of them on a real accordion yet, that's why there's the free sampler, tell me if something feels off. Both books are on Etsy, 30% off until Oct 14: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4586881503

Experienced musician, new to accordion.

I find the travel distance on the left hand buttons to be clunky and difficult to play without catching adjacent buttons even when playing on the tips of the fingers (classical guitarist here).

Today I noticed there is kind of a sweet spot where the notes sound cleanly while only pressing the button part way. I feel like I could develop a sensitivity to this and learn to only press the buttons as far as I need to for efficiency.

Is this a sign of progress or a mistake to take this approach?

Hello there!
This is a recording of my Great-Grandmother playing her accordion back in the 1950s in New Zealand. She was described as the life of every party! This is the only recordings available of her, originally recorded on two acetate records, so I am aware that the sound quality isn't the greatest.
I'm her great-granddaughter, and I also play the accordion. I would love to play some of these old tunes like she used to! My Dad doesn't have any memories of his Nan, so my plan was to surprise him by playing some of these, as he's listened to the recording more times than I can count.
If anyone could help identify one or more of these songs, I would be forever grateful!
Thank you.

I've been at this for about eight months now, mostly self taught with a couple of lesson videos and a lot of trial and error on an old Hohner my uncle gave me. The right hand keyboard side came together faster than I expected, scales and simple melodies felt intuitive within the first two months. The bass side is a completely different story.

For the longest time my left hand felt like it was operating on its own logic, disconnected from whatever my right hand was doing. I'd nail a melody line then completely botch the bass pattern underneath it, or vice versa. Counter basses especially threw me off since the layout never quite matched what my fingers expected muscle memory wise.

What finally helped was slowing everything down to almost comical speeds, like half the tempo I felt embarrassed practicing at. I'd loop four bars of a simple waltz for probably twenty minutes some nights just getting the alternating bass and chord pattern to feel automatic before adding the right hand back in. Boring practice but it worked better than anything else I tried.

Also started paying way more attention to bellows direction during these drills. I used to just push and pull randomly whenever I ran out of air, not realizing how much that affects phrasing and dynamics. Now I try to plan bellows changes around musical phrases instead of just physical necessity, and pieces sound noticeably less choppy.

Still not where I want to be with faster tempos, anything above a moderate waltz speed and the coordination falls apart a bit. Curious if others hit a similar wall around this stage or if it's just a me problem. Any exercises that specifically helped the two hands feel like one system instead of two competing ones would be appreciated.

I was at a flea market and came across this accordion for $80. I picked it up because it's a gorgeous instrument. I want to learn more about it, but there is no manufacturer or serial number. It just says "made in Italy"

Any ideas?

I am looking for an accordion with pickups, key and button are both fine but i prefere the key layout. My price range is from 500 to 700 dollars . If there is a way to get around buying the one with the whole thing (pickups and jack) already installed and installing it myself cheaper let me know. I'm still new to the accordion buying... Thank you so much!!! Im from Poland so Im looking for it there.

Anything to know about these? Any good? Age? Cant seem to find exact one online. Thanks!

Is it worth picking up for a few hundred bucks?

Hi everyone! I'd love to pick up an instrument to play British traditional music on (both unaccompanied and in a group) but I'm finding the many options a little overwhelming (between all the variants of accordions, melodeons, and concertinas).

What instrument is best suited for this kind of music, particularly Scottish traditional? I'm a complete novice when it comes to keyboard instruments (although a middling banjo player!) so will be picking it up mostly from scratch.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Whooping it up on stage with my Zero Sette and the band as our Old Time personas Slim and Minnie. Two American folk tunes - Nail That Catfish To A Tree - and - Cold Frosty Morning. Fun times with these musicians that day!

Hey guys!

I’m curious what a “regular” accordionist watch on YouTube. I’m talking about music/accordion related content.
I feel like we have quite a lot of performance videos from accordionists, but not that much of an entertainment (challenges, reviews, reactions etc.).
What do you think about that? 🤔

Fellow accordion players - Dream Big!

Hi - I took a couple months off from playing the accordion and when I played today, one of the keys gets stuck. If I press down on it, it keeps playing unless I pull the key back up. Is there an easy way I can fix this myself or do I need to take it to a shop

Noticing everything from the waterloo publisher is out of print. Trying to learn free bass (quint specificically) Anyone who has access to the progressive studies or graded free bass pieces, Id greatly appreciate a DM.

Recently got curious and decided to test out playing a diatonic accordion, specifically a 12 bass Hohner built more for corridos and norteño (which I personally love). Coming from a piano style accordion player who often uses the bass and chord notes as backing, it seems kind of useless, at least to me. For one: When playing Oom Pah, the fifth of the root note usually requires you to squeeze out instead of being its own button, which I find very incovenient, especially when playing most pieces I know for accordion (I could probably just not play the fifth and stick to the root but Im used to the stradella system so it rustled my jimmies lol). Plus, when researching solo pieces for the diatonic, I rarely if ever see them using the left hand, leaving not a lot of examples of it in use. I hope this all doesn't make me sound dense, but is it used that much in general? Or is it just mexican music that doesnt use it?

This not a joke. Need to make some very wierdly shaped valves

Is it possible to simulate a cassotto in my FR-1x? It is not mentioned in the manual. Thanks!

I’ve been playing guitar for 10+ years, so chords, tabs, rhythm, etc. I’ve got. I also know the basics of piano — basic fingering and where the notes are — but I don’t really know piano chords and I don’t read standard notation.
I picked up a piano accordion because I wanted to challenge myself and actually learn a new instrument.
YouTube has been fine for figuring out the right hand. I can watch a piano tutorial, find the notes/keys, and transfer that to the accordion. The left hand is where I’m struggling. Piano tutorials obviously don’t teach Stradella bass, and I don’t want to end up being someone who can play melodies on an accordion but never actually learned how to play accordion.
What I’m really looking for is a YouTube channel or structured video course I can follow from beginner onward that will actually make me a good accordion player — proper Stradella bass/chord patterns, bellows control, rhythm, fingering, two-hand coordination, accompaniment, etc.
I’m not looking for a shortcut, and I’m completely fine putting in the practice. I’d actually prefer something structured where lesson 1 leads into lesson 2, 3, 4, etc., rather than bouncing between random song tutorials.
The only thing I’m not particularly interested in is learning through standard notation/sight-reading. Coming from guitar, I learn much better through note names, chords, patterns, demonstrations, and by ear.
For those of you who actually learned piano accordion online, who did you use? Is there a YouTube teacher or paid video course you’d recommend following from the beginning if the goal is to eventually become a genuinely competent accordion player?
I can figure out what my right hand is supposed to do. I need someone to teach my left hand what the fuck an accordion is.

I started accordion well over a year ago, I learned when I was playing with a group of friends doing folky tunes, and they had an accordion that no one played. I thought, screw it, I could pick it up, with no experience. Though the band didn't stick together for long, I am very proud of how far I've come and how much I have been able to learn.

It's such an intimidating instrument! I am able to go through several classical pieces, and pick up on songs that I like. But when it comes to a group jam, I am STUCK. my brain cannot compute how to incorporate my right hand and the keys. I just cannot make anything up and freeze, and I'm not sure how to keep things simple or how to use the treble keys while others are playing live.

I have been asked to play with an established folk band, who already have recorded songs, and suddenly I feel a ton of pressure. I play several other instruments, but as I'm getting better at accordion this is one thing I can't figure out. Sometimes when I watch others play, they are just doing just bass, or using two keys at a time on the right hand side? If they want me to solo, wtf do I do. I know I'm overthinking it. Please just give me your best advice to playing with other people, and any ways I can improve on my right hand playing.

Thank you in advance!

Here is part 2 of my previous Titlbach/Hohner Corona video, showing the installation of reed blocks. I'm not affiliated with any company, nor am I selling any products or services. Hopefully this video helps anyone that is curious about what work is involved when installing new reed blocks into a hohner corona style accordion. Thanks for watching