Choosing the Right Key for Your Accordion
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- Опубликовано: 3 апр 2022
- Diatonic Accordion players have a difficult choice to make when choosing an instrument, which key of accordion should you purchase? The answer to that question depends on a number of factors. Host Aaron Salinas of the Conjunto Heritage Taller walks you through choosing the right accordion.
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I own a GCF accordion and an EAD accordion, I play a few Ramon Ayala songs and I sing as well so I usually drop them half a key so their not so high.
I appreciate you making the video, but I wouod like a few options, like if you play this type of music get this one, if you play this other, then get this one. For a beginner "it all comes down to your personal preference" does not work because you don't have a personal preference yet. Especially if it will be your first time learning music theory too. Jazz, this one, gospel, this one, tex mex, this one, vallenato, this one, french stereotypical music, this one, polka, this one, etc. And they are so expensive that "get all of them" also is unreal.
Although I like diatonic box’s and I have the Hohner 2 row poker work accordion. I much prefer my 5 row chromatic box where there is no problem about what key to play in. I play folk music and stuff I make up. I like 5 row chromatics as once I learn a tune I can play it in many keys using the same finger pattern. They are so easy to transpose into different keys, they look complicated but once you start on them they are easier than my piano accordion, which I now don’t play since getting the 5 row. The biggest down side between 5 row and piano acc against your diatonic is the weight. My 120 bass P accordion weights 28lb and my 96 bass 5 row is 20lb. So I have to sit down to play where’s my small 2 row Hohner I stand up to play it and I can walk about whilst playing
I have one in FBbEb and another one in GCF.
Thank you for explaining about how we can learn on a GCF box and then transpose over to boxes in other keys. I had not thought of that.
unhelpful video . which is the standard?
How about actually showing the difference in sounds
Norteno is definitely FBbEb accordion. La bemol is Ramon Ayala's jam. I think Flaco Jimenez said in Tex Mex its mainly GCF
You should do a review on those two hohner corona ii, the key is different but also the accordion. Topic would be more for an intermediate user. Classic vs plastic classic? If you already own an Anacleto you might still want a classic Hohner corona ii for recordings or that one specific sound or style. ⚠️ tuning might be off on older used classic coronas might have to tune instruments to the accordion. The old off key can’t be pulled off in any other accordion than a classic Hohner.
I play chromatic accordions. Diatonic accordions seem inherently inferior to me.
Hohner Panthet GCF. Love it. Wish there was more diatonic accordion lessons on youtube.
My 31 button Rossetti 12 bass GCF will be here Thursday !! Can’t wait to get started
Thank you! Just what I was looking for. I did send email with info and question.
I own to acordeones, a Gabbanelli and a Hohner Corona II, both in FBbEb; but the Gabbanelli is Wet tuning while the Hohner has a Dry Tuning.
I bought a GCF Panther from Alamo (via Amazon) as my 1st box & that got me started. I did not yet know what type of music I wanted to play, but picking a box keyed to tunes easy & familiar made sense as a starting point. I now play mainly on a two row in DG due to main genre of tunes, but I also like the slightly lower pitch of CF. After playing DG for so long the GC box seems too low unless played on the upper octave on the G row. Thank you for the video - although accordions are expensive they retain value and it’s as important to get started . . . You can refine your choice of box later or “learn the whole box” as the video suggests.
Vallenatos? Specificamente Los Diablitos?
I was pretty good and could learn any song but I had 3 accordions. I didn't know you could play mi bemol, la bemol, and mi on a GCF. Thanks
Nice clip you have here, thx, but it wasn't here when I bought one a year and half ago !
Do you give lessons at Alamo Music downtown?
Thank you for your help!! Can you send your fees to teach?