the BCC# is probably easier for a Dg melodeon player to progress to than the continental. Best way to look at it is as a one row in C with 2 rows of accidentals!!

many notes are available on both the press & draw of the bellows or it can be played in exactly the same way as a BC but with bass that work. the keys a,   b, bflat, c, d, e flat, e, f, g, a flat & related minors are all available and the player has the choice of playing mostly on the row or using the alternative didrections to 'smooth' the playing.   Skilled use of the alternative notes also enables the box to be played with minimum opening of the bellows. At the moment I have three students learning this system, 2 ex piano accordion & 1 ex dg.

BCC# boxes sometimes crop up on the 'Box & Fiddle' website or magazine & can range from 12 bass hohner trichord (2 or 3 voice) up to 117 bass Shand Morino. Accordions of London stock some new 72 bass models and also paolo soprani   4 voice 80 bass which I can recommend. Other good ones include 48 bass casali which is very light and 98 bass hohner gaelic which has a nice sound & handles particularly well.


george