My New Baby Came!

[saundersbp]

Lovely musical playing!

 

[Dingo40]

Very nice, Jerry: congratulations!??

 

[losthobos]

Just the job.... Happy man. ?

 

[Pipemajor]

What a superb sound and also superb playing. Thanks.
Surely the Imperator is up there with the Gola and Morino yet it is not so revered or well known.
Would you agree or are the others different in some way?

 

[Chrisrayner]

I found the music and sound of the instrument most pleasing. However the background is what fascinated me most. Is that the wallpaper in your music room? Or do you actually inhabit a surreal universe?

 

[Pipemajor]

I found the music and sound of the instrument most pleasing. However the background is what fascinated me most. Is that the wallpaper in your music room? Or do you actually inhabit a surreal universe?

I think Jerry should have stubbed out the spliff before he started filming

 

[losthobos]

I think Jerry should have stubbed out the spliff before he started filming

I think we should've shared that spliff before watching ?

 

[JerryPH]

Hahaha!!!

What a superb sound and also superb playing. Thanks.
Surely the Imperator is up there with the Gola and Morino yet it is not so revered or well known.
Would you agree or are the others different in some way?

Thank-you and an interesting thought!

The Gola is for me has to be the pinnacle, but that is probably a little more favoritism than known fact, and "my" Gola is a build that I have not yet ever seen to date anywhere except in a pic.. but I do own a Morino VI N, and I have to admit, the Morino is easily a good step or two above the Imperator in design and build quality (it also is a lot heavier being a 45-key 185 bass Free Bass unit).

The bellows on the Imperator is just *so* nice and light, but the Morino is just sweeter and the control is right there to perfection even if to get the most out of it takes more effort than the Imperator, but the biggest difference is the left and right keyboards. The Morino bass feel just makes me close my eyes and smile. Perfect spacing, perfect button pressure weight, just made for speed and control. The treble keyboard makes fast runs EFFORTLESS and its much faster than the Imperator, though the Imperator is not slow or difficult by any means of the imagination, as you could tell. The sound of the Morino is mellow, refined... inspirational to me, if you will.

The Imperator has versatility and a vast richness that I've never before experienced and it just makes me want to continue playing it because that rich tone is kind of addictive. I am super happy with it!

 

[Pipemajor]

Thanks, Jerry.
Wow, I didn't realise you had a Gola as well. I don't think we've had the pleasure of hearing it?
I had the chance to buy a Morino CBA in France a couple of years ago for €500 and didn't buy it because I thought it would be too heavy for me at my advanced age.
I've regretted it ever since.

 

[JerryPH]

Wow, I didn't realise you had a Gola as well. I don't think we've had the pleasure of hearing it?

I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, I don't own one, but in my younger days at the conservatory, all the students and teachers (about 25-30), all had Gola 454's. I was the only person there with a Free Bass that wasn't a Gola, so I had a chance to play them several times.

So, having some experience with all three, I was able to speak about each from first hand experience about the feel of each accordion.

Originally when I was 13 years old my parents had ordered the Gola for me, and long story short, somehow a mistake was made and when my parents flew in to the Trossingen factory, it was not ready. They were able to rush assemble my Morino and that is what I play today. It's a long and kind of fun story to read, and it's detailed on my website. In the early 70's the price difference between a Gola and Morino was very close, quite unlike today.

The Gola is my personal choice for "my ultimate accordion if I won the lottery".

 

[Alans]

great video Jerry,beautiful instrument and wonderful playing. Hope to see more from you when you have the time.

 

[Pipemajor]

I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, I don't own one, but in my younger days at the conservatory, all the students and teachers (about 25-30), all had Gola 454's. I was the only person there with a Free Bass that wasn't a Gola, so I had a chance to play them several times.

So, having some experience with all three, I was able to speak about each from first hand experience about the feel of each accordion.

Originally when I was 13 years old my parents had ordered the Gola for me, and long story short, somehow a mistake was made and when my parents flew in to the Trossingen factory, it was not ready. They were able to rush assemble my Morino and that is what I play today. It's a long and kind of fun story to read, and it's detailed on my website. In the early 70's the price difference between a Gola and Morino was very close, quite unlike today.

The Gola is my personal choice for "my ultimate accordion if I won the lottery".

Sorry Jerry, just re read your last post and the senile dementia must have kicked in again

 

[JerryPH]

It's all good... I am always looking around for a 60's 70's Gola 454.