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MUSIC BOOK WORLD
ACCORDION & CONCERTINA |
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MUSIC BOOK WORLD
ACCORDION & CONCERTINA |
Sound is made by a thin metal ribbon, a reed, that is held at one end and free at the other, like a ruler on the edge of a table top. The reed is fitted inside a holder plate, air is drawn through the hole in the holder, the reed vibrates, producing sound.
The accordion consists of a bellows of many folds, to which is attached a keyboard with from 5 to 50 keys. The keys on being depressed, while the bellows are being worked, open valves admitting the wind to free reeds, consisting of narrow tongues of metal riveted some to the upper, some to the lower board of the bellows, having their free ends bent, some inwards, some outwards. Each key produces two notes, one from the inwardly bent reed when the bellows are compressed, the other from the outwardly bent reed by suction when the bellows are expanded. The pitch of the note is determined by the length and thickness of the reeds, reduction of the length tending to sharpen the note, while reduction of the thickness lowers it. The right hand plays the melody on the keyboard, while the left works the bellows and manipulates the two or three bass harmony keys, which sound the simple chords of the tonic and dominant. www.wikpedia.org
| AUTHOR · ARTIST | TITLE | PRICE | PURCHASE |
| Manuscript Paper | 6 Stave Manuscript Paper - 40 Double Sided Pages | $4.95 | |
| Manuscript Paper | 8 Stave Manuscript Paper - 40 Double Sided Pages | $4.95 | |
| Manuscript Paper | 10 Stave Pro Score Manuscript Paper - 96 Pages | $8.95 | |
| Manuscript Paper | 10 Stave Wide Line Manuscript Paper - 40 Double Sided Pages | $4.95 | |
| Butler, Frank | The Concertina: Handbook and Tutor for Beginners | $10.95 | |
| Ashley Publications | World's Favorite Easy to Play Accordion Pieces | $18.95 |
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 Musette Series |
 Anglo Concertina |
