28/05/2024
Well, I am somewhat unexpectedly the proud new owner of a fairly good accordion - a Castelfidarda Ballone I put in a low bid on an online auction, and got this wonderful instrument for only $35 when they usually sell for a few hundred dollars. Cory took a video of me and my first attempts to play this accordion. I find that I quite like the rich sound and expressiveness of this fascinating breathing instrument, and now I'm wondering where on Earth I can put it so that it's available to play!
I have so far found only one note that seems to have a problem, and it is a very high note, and not often used. It seems to me to be a pretty good accordion, perhaps my Ukrainian virtuoso accordion player friend Sergey Neverov might know. 🙂