internal amp systems

[Squeezebox Ian]

have any of you guys any experience of (D.I.Y ) internal amp.systems in piano accordions

 

[debra]

have any of you guys any experience of (D.I.Y ) internal amp.systems in piano accordions

I only ever saw one accordion with internal amp. It was a custom-modified Hohner bass accordion with internal amp and speakers.
Most accordions only have internal microphones, which needs to be connected to an external amp system.

 

[Ventura]

class D design amplification is a newer technology that has
revolutionized modern small amp systems

the roland (battery powered) CUBE series is a great example of an
entire line of various sized amps based on this tech

several of them are small enough to take apart and re-purpose
as some custom built in job, like the "mobile" cube, and the
original micro cube is also easily re-purposed
(that was what i used to re-build that old Bell and Howell mash unit speaker
into a portable PA for vocals)

the issue in an accordion will be stealing space somehow to make the
baffles for the speakers.. the larger the baffle, the better the low frequency
response. Look inside an FR-7 or FR-3 and you will marvel at how the engineers
efficiently used the internal space..

if you do this successfully, without losing tonality and frequency
response on the accordion, you will gain the ability to unusually
add FX to a strolling portable accordion

good luck

 

[Squeezebox Ian]

class D design amplification is a newer technology that has
revolutionized modern small amp systems

the roland (battery powered) CUBE series is a great example of an
entire line of various sized amps based on this tech

several of them are small enough to take apart and re-purpose
as some custom built in job, like the "mobile" cube, and the
original micro cube is also easily re-purposed
(that was what i used to re-build that old Bell and Howell mash unit speaker
into a portable PA for vocals)

the issue in an accordion will be stealing space somehow to make the
baffles for the speakers.. the larger the baffle, the better the low frequency
response. Look inside an FR-7 or FR-3 and you will marvel at how the engineers
efficiently used the internal space..

if you do this successfully, without losing tonality and frequency
response on the accordion, you will gain the ability to unusually
add FX to a strolling portable accordion

good luck

Wow, that is a whole wealth of info thank you very much Ventura.
I think this might be above my capabilities, so, I am going to go down the road of internal microphone system.
I am working with an old 120 bass 3 reed Marinucci which I love the sound of as the bass is much lighter than German basses.
Before I start I just have one las question .. if the bass microphone is detached from the circuit board will this stop the treble microphones from working ?
I am sorry for late reply this is because I couldn't get back into the forum, but I've fixed that now.