#HOHNER ACCORDION FOR SALE TRIAL#

The factory was initially a manufacturer of harmonicas, which it exported mainly to the USA, the UK, France and Russia.Īt its peak, the Hohner factory was the largest manufacturer of harmonicas in the world, and by the turn of the 20 th century, employed over 1,000 workers. The Hohner Company was founded in 1881 in the German town of Trossingen by Matthias Hohner. We can also order in any accordion or Melodion from the Hohner range that we don’t currently have in stock.

#HOHNER ACCORDION FOR SALE TRIAL#

We offer multiple financing and layaway options, including 12- to 48-month, no-interest options at times, plus trial lessons and an extended warranty.New and Used Hohner Piano Accordions for SaleĪt The Accordion Shop, we always have a large range of new and used Hohner piano accordions for sale. Shop new and used models, as well as button accordions for sale. Find Button Accordions at Alamo Music CenterĪlamo Music Center offers a wide selection of button accordions, including the Anacleto Collection from Hohner. However, models typically have 20 buttons on the right and 12 bass buttons on the left. This setup covers all accidentals and keeps the pitch consistent no matter the direction of the bellows, making it a unisonic button accordion.Ĭurrently, no set design for chromatic button accordions exists. The chromatic accordion is essentially a rearranged three-row diatonic, resulting in keys that are all a half-step apart, like the chromatic scale on a piano. Helicon: This diatonic accordion features longer, wider bass reeds to generate pitches in a lower register.Variations up to five rows use a similar configuration and set of intervals.

Two-row: This diatonic accordion has two sets of buttons on the right, with a variation of a half step or a fourth between them.Organetto: This type is characterized by 10 to 24 buttons on the right and two to 12 buttons on the left.One-row: This type of diatonic accordion has a 10-button row on the right and two buttons on the left.As well, while the right-side box features all the buttons for the diatonic scale, the left side includes bass buttons to round out the chord. This attribute makes the button accordion slightly easier to play than a piano model, although it takes some getting used to.Īs a basic characteristic, the pitch changes based on the direction the player moves the bellows. The most popular type of button accordion, this model only generates the seven notes of a diatonic scale. Types of Button Accordionsīutton accordions were invented first and include the following types: Diatonic AccordionsĪ diatonic button accordion is usually bisonoric and is commonly found in folk music. Button accordions encompass both bisonoric and unisonic models. The sound then comes out of the grills or vents on the boxes, which further assist with controlling the airflow.īeyond this general arrangement, accordions are either bisonoric, in which bellows movement changes the pitch, or unisonic, allowing for a single pitch in both directions. Widening or compressing the bellows allows the accordion to produce a sound, while the keys or buttons create a pitch, which the vibrating reeds then generate. The bellows - informally called the squeezebox - sits between two wooden boxes that house reed chambers and vents. Accordions come in two general varieties: button or piano keyboard.īoth types of instruments use the same mechanism to create a sound.

Hohner accordion for sale