I've never seen accordions like these, but I want one.

[Frank Fusari]

 

[Mr Mark]

Crazy to think that AI perceives us to have at least 17 fingers. Maybe we're better than we think.

 

[Dingo40]

There's some "weird" banyans here and it's not even AI!

Another look:

 

[Walker]

In terms of futuristic designs, I think the Kravtsov accordion is awesome. Yet hardly anyone plays them. It's essentially an ergonomic piano accordion keyboard, that preserves the 'classic' fingering patterns of the piano accordion and piano. Very big stretches can be played and it's got more notes than any PA. Surely is should succeed? Yet it's not popular. It has a bespoke keyboard designed specifically for the accordion (like a button accordion) but inspired by the piano keyboard.

But only the rare few want one. Why is that? Maybe we are more reserved than we think?

 

[Tom]

Nice video, Frank!!!! Yeah, it's rough getting decent looking hands, as well as good looking hands actually playing a good looking accordion. But things are improving really fast and I feel we will soon be beyond the "weird stuff." For example now it is possible to paint on the sides of interesting vases. Why would anyone actually want to do this? Well, you could say, why would anyone actually want to play Bumblebee? Because it's there? I don't know anymore.

 

[petch]

In terms of futuristic designs, I think the Kravtsov accordion is awesome. Yet hardly anyone plays them. It's essentially an ergonomic piano accordion keyboard, that preserves the 'classic' fingering patterns of the piano accordion and piano. Very big stretches can be played and it's got more notes than any PA. Surely is should succeed? Yet it's not popular. It has a bespoke keyboard designed specifically for the accordion (like a button accordion) but inspired by the piano keyboard.

But only the rare few want one. Why is that? Maybe we are more reserved than we think?

without getting into PA vs CBA arguments, is there any advantage to this over CBA other than some transferable keyboard skills?

 

[Walker]

They were designed to allow the Russian modern repertoire to be played in its original form, as the bayanist would, but using the new 'ergonomic' keyboard, with fingering options that follow the piano-organ methods.

It will inevitably have its own characteristics (unique glissandi etc) but I don't think it will be any more capable than a bayan. Just different.

I suppose most folk will either play the modern Russian music on bayan or an arrangement for PA. Usually the music is so complicated, I can't hear all that much difference in overall sound, regardless of how these tunes are adapted.

Maybe Kravtsov is too niche to succeed, it's done nothing really in international competitions to rival either CBA or PA, but I would love to try one. Seemingly you can pick up tunes you can already play on PA very quickly, like in a few weeks...