SQUEEZEBOX by GARAGELAND
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Description
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.
It is played by compressing or expanding a bellows whilst pressing buttons or keys, causing valves, called pallets, to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel, called reeds, that vibrate to produce sound inside the body.
The instrument is sometimes considered a one-man-band as it needs no accompanying instrument. The performer normally plays the melody on buttons or keys on the right-hand manual, and the accompaniment, consisting of bass and pre-set chord buttons, on the left-hand manual.
The accordion is often used in folk music in Europe, North America and South America. It is commonly associated with busking. Some popular music acts also make use of the instrument. Additionally, the accordion is sometimes used in both solo and orchestra performances of classical music.
The oldest name for this group of instruments is actually harmonika, from the Greek harmonikos, meaning harmonic, musical. Today, native versions of the name accordion are more common.
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Comments (23)
durleybeachbum
A lovely old machine..a friend has a similar model to play for Morris dancing. SUPERB pic.
Crabbycabby
Wonderful image and narrative.
Bossie_Boots
Superb capture and a very good read !!
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful photo !
wonderworld
Soooo cool!!!!
awjay
my grandfather played one very well
geckogr
there is missing a screw ;-) ..... my father played too...but not with the attached midi connection.... good captured
kaward
Glorious detail of this vintage instrument!
JohnDelaquiox
great capture
jmb007
bel accordeon!!
gonzojr
Excellent work my friend!!!
moochagoo
Very hard to play. Good capture !
deweygg
Wonderful photo and great information. Just last week I saw a program on "How it's Made" and they featured the accordion. Fairly complex instrument.
Sea_Dog
Superb shot! Your POV and composition is wonderful.
beachzz
Love the detail here; I always wanted to learn to play the accordion but my mom said no. I wonder why??? lol
debbielove
Another different musical instrument! Good shot, great POV! Like it... Rob
Hendesse
Beautiful musical instrument. Excellent shot, super details.
tennesseecowgirl
Nice to see, and great write up on this.
blinkings
Beautiful.
wysiwig
And let's not forget polkas! Looks like a beautiful instrument. Here in the States some jazz musicians refer to it as a cordeen.
Richardphotos
they are very popular in Mexican music especially Polkas.I like the pov you chose
cryptojoe
♫... she goes, in and out and in and out...♪ ♫ ....momma's got a squeeze box, daddy never sleeps at night! ♫
A_Sunbeam
Very popular instrument in Vienna, when I was there.