cba

As noted elsewhere, I started learning CBA on my own. I dutifully started playing my scales as suggested in many books and websites. But an interesting question popped up: If I only ever learn the scales in simple up-and-down-style, as suggested in most resources, will any of it ever translate...

Take a look at https://www.accordiongallery.com/borsini-c-chromatic.htm, especially the fifth image (https://www.accordiongallery.com/borsini-c-chromatic-05.jpg). The white buttons seem much larger than the black ones. Is this just an optical illusion, or real? And if real, can anyone speak...

Hello, Folks. I have borrowed from my kind and generous friend his Atzarin. Yup. That of the strange layout. Buttons, looks like a CBA, but plays bisonorically, yet chromatically. Needs two fingering patterns, mostly, to play in about 8 keys, including the ones I'd likely need. Heavy...

I just bought this beautiful accordina from Laurent Jarry in Paris. I have spent the last hour or so trying to determine the button type C or B. This is what the buttons play: It was a fun visite to Le boite d’accodéons. Laurent played a tune on it and I fell in love with the sound. He...

Hi, What Italian brands and why would you suggest considering before buying a high-end CBA converter (bayan) with the below requirements It must be a converter Both hands must be a B griff High quality sound (possibly hand-made reeds) Pleasant and durable keyboard mechanics Reliable and robust...

Hi all, The treble buttons on my CBA are a bit hard to press down. I have to really slam them down to make sure I'm hitting the notes in faster runs. I'm assuming this is controlled by spring tension? Does anyone have experience with making the buttons easier to press, and is it something I...

I‘m very tempted to get an extremely compact 4-row C CBA - I have my eyes on one particular model. But I’m curious to hear from other experienced piano accordionists re how you found picking up the fingering. Was it a challenge? Did it take an awful lot of practice? How are you getting on? Are...

Andy is such an amazing musician. I've only seen informal clips of him playing this tune posted by others (and no one is credited as the writer so I assume it is one of his originals). He plays it on a biggish 2.5 row diatonic, which is still easily 6-7 lbs lighter than my CBA. I knew the...

I've been focusing a lot on my bellows work particularly on quieter solo tunes. Here is one I recorded the other night (instead of working on my taxes). This composition is usually played on a Diatonic, but I also like some of the possibilities the CBA gives you.

As I learn CBA, I've been trying to work in ideas and exercises from Bert Ligon's excellent book, Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony (1996). One of Ligon's recommendations is to practice three common jazz ii-V-I outlines in all keys. I made a little worksheet with row-based CBA fingering...

Hi all, I've put together a little CBA (C-system/C-griff) scales 'cheat sheet' for myself (since I'm kinda lazy). I thought it might be helpful to other CBA beginners out there... I've organized the treble button board fingerings for major/minor scales by button row (#1, 2, 3) and method...