No button in the usual place under the strap, and no mechanism on the inside. Is this normal and does anyone know why or alternate ways to close the bellows when after playing without just going ham with bass buttons?
I don't have an air button?
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Is it a Russian diatonic hromka by any chance? Very common for them not to have air release.
Not a very big job to add one.
You can just press as many bass buttons and lower end of treble buttons to open & close the bellows, but yeah, it makes a horrible noise and it's not great.
Not a very big job to add one.
You can just press as many bass buttons and lower end of treble buttons to open & close the bellows, but yeah, it makes a horrible noise and it's not great.
Or just close it forcefully when registered reasonably fully (not just single reed left and right). That will press open pallets against their springs (which aren't stronger than needed for normal play in order not to make playing harder than necessary), and at that kind of pressure on both sides (the pallet is further outside than the reed, so the reed chamber will have almost the same pressure as the inside of the bellows), most reeds will not even start.
Note that this tactic only works in one direction; it cannot replace the air button for pre-filling the bellows when a piece's phrasing makes it advisable for bellows management.
Ventura
Been here for ages!
on some accordions one of the highest bass notes
near the strap adjustor is actually an air button
near the strap adjustor is actually an air button
Dingo40
Been here for ages!
Some of my 41/120 PAs repurpose the topmost rearward bass button (A# dim7) as the air button.
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