Accordion for klezmer

[Dingo40]

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do you actually think that the registers in the left hand (see photo attached) show LMM and not MMH?

yes, I believe it shows LMM as MMH would be rather unusual.
I see, Murathan also thinks it's LMM!

 

[xocd]

it is interesting that an LMM accordion has 7 shifts, and each M has a solo tab,
and one would think in this day and age there is an actual reason for this,..
so i am curious if the Spanish preference in tuning and layout has some
bearing on this, or if it is one M in chamber and one out, with both tuned
near unison, so that there would be a flavor difference from each in solo

7 switches is a "universal" machine for three sets of reeds: you get all possible combinations of reeds (except no reeds :0). It might be that it's cheaper to use this setup than a specialized one with fewer shifts.

(In my monster accordion I have an M reed in chamber and one out-of-chamber (dry-tuned). The thing has 15 shifts, which in this case it makes total sense as the M reeds sound different.)

 

[Ventura]

7 switches is a "universal" machine for three sets of reeds: you get all possible combinations of reeds (except no reeds :0). It might be that it's cheaper to use this setup than a specialized one with fewer shifts.

(In my monster accordion I have an M reed in chamber and one out-of-chamber (dry-tuned). The thing has 15 shifts, which in this case it makes total sense as the M reeds sound different.)

the Italian standard for a long long time was
7 shifts for LMH
5 shifts for LMM

the extended shift setups can be for convenience according to some,
but generally there needs to be a legit tuning or chamber difference to
justify the extra hardware, else it is just gilding the Lily and adding weight

i hope you get to hands on inspect it soon