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29 Jan 07 - 04:47 AM (#1951008) Subject: continental chromatic accordeon From: stevethesqueeze I recently obtained a continental chromatic accordeon on a visit to Italy. I can get the right hand system as it seems very logical and easy to be honest after wrestling with a melodeon for years. My little problem is how to use the bass system. Its got the Bassetti system or free bass and I can't find any tutor books. Mine has 30 bass keys and I'm not sure where to start. Any advice gratefully received. stevethesqueeze |
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29 Jan 07 - 04:54 AM (#1951014) Subject: RE: continental chromatic From: treewind I've never played one, but I thought the free bass system used the same pattern as the right hand side of a continental chromatic. Anahata |
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29 Jan 07 - 08:09 AM (#1951111) Subject: RE: continental chromatic From: GUEST Press a button and see what note it plays. Check whether it plays a different note pulling and pushing. Repeat with another button. Keep doing this with all the buttons. Then you can find the chords, runs, etc. which fit the tune you want to play. Easy ! |
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29 Jan 07 - 01:29 PM (#1951415) Subject: RE: continental chromatic From: Bernard This website has some info and diagrams... |
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30 Jan 07 - 11:28 AM (#1952493) Subject: RE: continental chromatic From: Greg B Congratulations. You seem to have what many people argue is the most technically perfect of keyboard systems. Then again, that's mostly music theoriticians and they said the same thing about the English Concertina How big is it and how much does it weigh? |
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31 Jan 07 - 06:44 AM (#1953332) Subject: RE: continental chromatic From: stevethesqueeze many thanks. It is about the size of a hohner corona and about he same weight. I think the free bass system is much lighter than the stradella. It does remind me of playing the english concertina...maybe thats how I should approach playing it. stevethesqueeze |
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01 Feb 07 - 05:52 AM (#1954345) Subject: RE: continental chromatic From: Bob Bolton G'day Steve, Without digging out the diagrams, I gather the 'Free Bass' system is a mirror image of the outside 3 rows of the right hand side. (Of course, if your box is only the size of the Hohner Corona, you may only have the 3 rows on the right ... although the other two rows are just links to the first three and don't use any more reeds .. just keywork.) I do have the Hohner diagrams ... somewhere in my filing drawers ... so I can scan those in and e-mail to you ... if you don't sort it out in the meantime. Regards, Bob |
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02 Feb 07 - 04:05 AM (#1955326) Subject: RE: continental chromatic accordion From: stevethesqueeze I'd be grateful. stevethesqueeze |