In the comments to an earlier entry, Tom wrote:
realized existed. Care to explain the differences for us non-accordian
guys (I play guitar)?
I’d love to, but I’m only familiar with the piano accordion — the one with
which you play on a piano keyboard with your right hand, and chord
buttons on the left. The other types, of which there are several, are a mystery to me (thus far).
Here are few sites that have some useful information on the different types of accordions:
Accordions Worldwide has a page that explains the differences between a few types of Accordions.
The companion site for PBS’ film, Accordion Dreams, explains what chromatic, diatonic and piano accordions are.
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Ah, the power of the Internet. Thanks!
Just for fun, here's a Cordovox ad from 1969.
As a world-famous accordion popularizer, I thought there should be a link to "Accordion Guy in the 21st Century" on Wikipedia