Jeb
Newbie
Hello,
I recently purchased a Hohner 20M Musette.
It was an ebay purchase, but the seller had a very good rating,so I went for it.
To my admittedly uneducated ears, all the notes sound the same on push and pull, but two of the black keys are a bit sticky.
Where in the Rhode Island area would people suggest I take this for repair?
Also, I've purchased the Mel Bay Teach Yourself Accordion, and the Alfred Teach Yourself to Play Accordion.
The Alfred seems to be the better alue, because it not only gives you access to online audio files to learn with, but also two hours of downloadable video.
It is the Downloadable that I find particularly helpful; since I'm able to go at my own pace with feeling pressured by a subscription running out.
I did consider, before I realized that the Alfred book had the downloadable videos, the Online Academy for Irish Music Basic accordion class by Alan Kelly, which seems reasonable at about $100.00 for 6 month's at today's exchange rate. I may still do this later, since it teaches 9 separate tunes, which seems like a reasonable exchange. (I've since come to understand the the musette tuning is not the standard for Irish music, but as I am temperamentally a solo type, perhaps this is not too much of an obstacle.)
There is also the Accordion Life Academy, Which seems thorough, but pricier at $47.00 per month or $470.00 for a year.
I'd appreciate any other recommendations people may have.
Thank you
I recently purchased a Hohner 20M Musette.
It was an ebay purchase, but the seller had a very good rating,so I went for it.
To my admittedly uneducated ears, all the notes sound the same on push and pull, but two of the black keys are a bit sticky.
Where in the Rhode Island area would people suggest I take this for repair?
Also, I've purchased the Mel Bay Teach Yourself Accordion, and the Alfred Teach Yourself to Play Accordion.
The Alfred seems to be the better alue, because it not only gives you access to online audio files to learn with, but also two hours of downloadable video.
It is the Downloadable that I find particularly helpful; since I'm able to go at my own pace with feeling pressured by a subscription running out.
I did consider, before I realized that the Alfred book had the downloadable videos, the Online Academy for Irish Music Basic accordion class by Alan Kelly, which seems reasonable at about $100.00 for 6 month's at today's exchange rate. I may still do this later, since it teaches 9 separate tunes, which seems like a reasonable exchange. (I've since come to understand the the musette tuning is not the standard for Irish music, but as I am temperamentally a solo type, perhaps this is not too much of an obstacle.)
There is also the Accordion Life Academy, Which seems thorough, but pricier at $47.00 per month or $470.00 for a year.
I'd appreciate any other recommendations people may have.
Thank you
