Korg FISA SUPREMA

[debra]

Interesting. My (4-reed) CBA Morino has 62 notes and its case was not wide enough for a 96-bass (37 treble keys) PA. So I am surprised that the Artiste XS should be significantly wider (I think it has somewhat fewer notes). Now the depth of those CBAs of course is a different matter: the corresponding height of the case is way more than what would be needed for that 37-key PA.

I could be mistaken but I think your Morino has 6 reed blocks, to fit 62 notes 4 voice on blocks with 20 or 21 notes. My Artiste X S has just 5 reed blocks, holding 28 notes each, for 56 notes in 5 voices.

 

[dak]

I could be mistaken but I think your Morino has 6 reed blocks, to fit 62 notes 4 voice on blocks with 20 or 21 notes.

Yes.

My Artiste X S has just 5 reed blocks, holding 28 notes each, for 56 notes in 5 voices.

But the button distance between those Morinos should be the same, wouldn't it? Are your button levers crooked, with the reed blocks extending outward of the extent of the button board? On mine, the levers are straight, so the reed plates are flush with their corresponding buttons.

 

[debra]

Yes.

But the button distance between those Morinos should be the same, wouldn't it? Are your button levers crooked, with the reed blocks extending outward of the extent of the button board? On mine, the levers are straight, so the reed plates are flush with their corresponding buttons.

As you can see in the picture the keyboard is much smaller than the case. The second picture shows the reed blocks. Clearly the reed blocks extend outward of the keyboard. The body of the accordion is the same as that of the Morino VI, and that is large. So the length of the keyboard side (not the keyboard itself) here is about the same as that of the Korg. A typical bayan has a smaller body. The Korg and the Morino are around 50cm and a bayan is 46 to 47cm.

 

[dak]

As you can see in the picture the keyboard is much smaller than the case. The second picture shows the reed blocks. Clearly the reed blocks extend outward of the keyboard. The body of the accordion is the same as that of the Morino VI, and that is large. So the length of the keyboard side (not the keyboard itself) here is about the same as that of the Korg. A typical bayan has a smaller body. The Korg and the Morino are around 50cm and a bayan is 46 to 47cm.

Yes, my Morino has less overhang. The body ends quite closer to where the buttons end. Size is pretty much 75mm per octave; I guess that is a standard spacing that I'd suspect to be the same with your instrument.