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terryg
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Hello from South West Georgia. I am really a newbe, I mean real newbe. Probably not even spelling newbe right. Today is my first day of even being slightly interested in an accordion.
Heres my story, I hope its worth reading. I retired almost four years ago. To stay mentally sharp, I read on the internet that one should take up a new hobby, and one such hobby suggested was learning to play an instrument.
So, I bought me a Mountain Lap Dulcimer, and this past April was my third complete year of playing. I love it. To add color to music at the small gigs I am asked to play, like senior events, last Nov. I began to learn Tremolo Harmonica. It does add color and I love it. I mean I really love the tremolo harmonica.
And then in May this year, I began to learn ukulele. I love ukulele. In fact I might love it more than dulcimer. And the tremolo harmonica goes well with ukulele. I have already played the ukulele in one of performances (if you call an assisted living home a place of performance (I do!)))). I will say that I am not an entertainer, I just like to have fun and get people involved in what I do. Just plain fun.
Now, the accordion has drew my interest. I have never ever held an accordion in my hands, or even been real close to one for that matter.
Here is what I THINK, I am looking for: A small low cost accordion, perhaps from $75.00 to $125.00. Not a toy, but pretty near. Perhaps there is no such accordion available, I dont know, but if so, maybe someone could suggest where to buy one. I want one that would be easy to learn on. Not the piano like accordion, with sharps and stuff. I see myself playing one that is only diatonic.
All my dulcimers and tremolos are diatonic. Please understand that I do not understand music theory very much, I just play, by ear and tab.
I did a little googling and found some small Irish Button Boxes that might be an option, but again, I dont know really what a Button Box is, other than its small, well at least some are and some are not.
At this point what I want to do is experiment with one just to see what its all about. I hopes someone out there understands where I am coming from. I just know the appearance of it all seems to fit my kind of music, which is Gospel, early sixties and late fifties music, and old folk songs. As an example, my all time favorite song to have fun with a crowd is Boil Them Cabbage Down. I just bet this song would sound great on an accordion.
Anyways, I know this is a long post, and I am sorry, but perhaps someone can take what I have to say and give me some advice. Like the internet article said almost four years ago, one needs to keep a sharp mind as they age after retirement.
Best Regards,
Terry
Heres my story, I hope its worth reading. I retired almost four years ago. To stay mentally sharp, I read on the internet that one should take up a new hobby, and one such hobby suggested was learning to play an instrument.
So, I bought me a Mountain Lap Dulcimer, and this past April was my third complete year of playing. I love it. To add color to music at the small gigs I am asked to play, like senior events, last Nov. I began to learn Tremolo Harmonica. It does add color and I love it. I mean I really love the tremolo harmonica.
And then in May this year, I began to learn ukulele. I love ukulele. In fact I might love it more than dulcimer. And the tremolo harmonica goes well with ukulele. I have already played the ukulele in one of performances (if you call an assisted living home a place of performance (I do!)))). I will say that I am not an entertainer, I just like to have fun and get people involved in what I do. Just plain fun.
Now, the accordion has drew my interest. I have never ever held an accordion in my hands, or even been real close to one for that matter.
Here is what I THINK, I am looking for: A small low cost accordion, perhaps from $75.00 to $125.00. Not a toy, but pretty near. Perhaps there is no such accordion available, I dont know, but if so, maybe someone could suggest where to buy one. I want one that would be easy to learn on. Not the piano like accordion, with sharps and stuff. I see myself playing one that is only diatonic.
All my dulcimers and tremolos are diatonic. Please understand that I do not understand music theory very much, I just play, by ear and tab.
I did a little googling and found some small Irish Button Boxes that might be an option, but again, I dont know really what a Button Box is, other than its small, well at least some are and some are not.
At this point what I want to do is experiment with one just to see what its all about. I hopes someone out there understands where I am coming from. I just know the appearance of it all seems to fit my kind of music, which is Gospel, early sixties and late fifties music, and old folk songs. As an example, my all time favorite song to have fun with a crowd is Boil Them Cabbage Down. I just bet this song would sound great on an accordion.
Anyways, I know this is a long post, and I am sorry, but perhaps someone can take what I have to say and give me some advice. Like the internet article said almost four years ago, one needs to keep a sharp mind as they age after retirement.
Best Regards,
Terry
