New Models 2016

[JIM D.]

For those of us that like to browse --
http://www.accordions.com/frankfurt2016/news.html

 

[JerryPH]

It seems that this year the big thing is the visual appeal/look on many accordions. Reskinning seems to be the name of the game. Still, though I am finding a lot of the "wild" ones fun to look at, I am enjoying the traditional styles a bit more, and of them all, I find the Bugari wood ones that have this oak/mahogany look the most beautiful. There is something about seeing the grain of the wood that is personally more appealing than flames and stripes (I'm not saying that the variations of the Evo aren't visually exciting!).

I'm not a designer or sound engineer, so I am asking this, but in the opinions of the more experienced here, is there nothing more that can be done to the acoustic side of the accordion? Have the pinnacle of reed quality and design been reached and have the borders for preferred tunings been defined? Is this as good as we can get the accordion to sound?

 

[Morne]

Here are some more photos from Musikmesse 2016:
http://www.musiker-board.de/threads/akkordeon-musikmesse-2016.636842/page-2#post-7888910

 

[losthobos]

that Bugari inflore is beyond beauty.... my girlfriend wants a caravanette we'll probably use twice a year... for the same price i could hug and caress this every day... no bainer....

 

[Panya37]

I'm with you there about the Bugari In fiore, Losthobos; it's so attractive it's making my eyes pop. If I won the lottery I'd have the PA version in a heartbeat. I feel like a traitor because I have recently ordered a new accordion in good old black (hey, it's got gold fittings and red bellows though) - and already I am drooling over another model. Note to self: I am buying it to play, not to look at.

 

[dak]

Wurlitzer is going into liquidation right now and has only sold vending machines the last few years. My Morino from 1960 still looks like a black chrome-plated jukebox from the Fifties. A car with that look would be an object of admiration these days, but Hohner sells essentially the same design still under the name of Morino as piano accordions, more than 50 years after his death, and they are a frequent sight in popular alpine folk music simulation TV shows. So even though the Morino Artiste line of button accordions has been retired, my girl friends tractor fascinates people a lot more than my accordion in spite of being something like 2 years younger.

I was somewhat amused at at least one Bugari fiori picture since the strongly patterned wood (olive or root?) reminded me of some solid slightly curved cabinets I had in my previous apartment from some used furniture store. Nobody really wanted those anymore (and i could not resell them when moving out), but they were a lot more durable and solid workmanship than what passes for furniture these days. Looks like they are now turning them into accordions, just like they did the jukeboxes in olden times.

 

[debra]

The craze (more than in past years, but it has been growing for some time) is "all wood, with matte finish".
I guess I'm just old but i prefer my accordion(s) to be simply black and shiny. (And I would appreciate if manufacturers would stop lying about the weight of their instruments too. As far as I can tell they are all about 10% optimistic in how light their instruments are.)

 

[dak]

The craze (more than in past years, but it has been growing for some time) is all wood, with matte finish.
I guess Im just old but i prefer my accordion(s) to be simply black and shiny. (And I would appreciate if manufacturers would stop lying about the weight of their instruments too. As far as I can tell they are all about 10% optimistic in how light their instruments are.)

10% should be significantly more than just the straps (and bellows protector?). I dont quite see the point in lying about that since a simple suitcase scale (which you can carry around in a pocket) will tell the truth. Its not something fuzzy or badly accessible like the mileage numbers on cars.

 

[Deleted member 48]

Formula 1 accordion?
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Musictech Frankfurt Musikmesse 2016 – Demo1fb


Démo CAVAGNOLO 2015 - Partie 5/5: Sonorités musette du Digit Millénium

Those colours... fashion victims ?

 

[dak]

And I would appreciate if manufacturers would stop lying about the weight of their instruments too. As far as I can tell they are all about 10% optimistic in how light their instruments are.

10% should be significantly more than just the straps (and bellows protector?). I dont quite see the point in lying about that since a simple suitcase scale (which you can carry around in a pocket) will tell the truth. Its not something fuzzy or badly accessible like the mileage numbers on cars.[/quote]

 

[debra]

The craze (more than in past years, but it has been growing for some time) is all wood, with matte finish.
I guess Im just old but i prefer my accordion(s) to be simply black and shiny. (And I would appreciate if manufacturers would stop lying about the weight of their instruments too. As far as I can tell they are all about 10% optimistic in how light their instruments are.)

10% should be significantly more than just the straps (and bellows protector?). I dont quite see the point in lying about that since a simple suitcase scale (which you can carry around in a pocket) will tell the truth. Its not something fuzzy or badly accessible like the mileage numbers on cars.[/quote]

Lying about the weight is helping in marketing. People are looking for lightweight instruments. The first bit of information they get is the manufacturers brochure (or website). When an accordion is marketed at say 12.4kg (without straps) but in reality weighs 14kg it will attract customers who would not give the instrument a second look had it been described as being 14kg. So you really have to be skeptical about the weight mentioned in brochures.
I agree it is not fuzzy like mileage numbers on cars, but it does influence buyers decisions in similar ways.