{"id":3828,"date":"2011-06-09T10:48:03","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T17:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=3828"},"modified":"2021-11-06T10:05:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T17:05:45","slug":"blow-accordions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/blow-accordions\/","title":{"rendered":"Blow Accordions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAccording to the former website Musica Viva\u2014that sadly went offline and is also not available through Internet Archives\u2014 saxophone-shaped blow accordions were a step-up, or fancier version of the simple design<\/a> that was the most common.<\/p>\n

These blow accordions were early variations of melodicas<\/a>. However, rather than using a piano-style keyboard, these blow accordions used keys similar to a button accordion.<\/p>\n

Most commonly blow accordions had 10 keys with 2 bass\/chord buttons, but other variations can be found as well. Variations included instruments with more or less buttons. Those with more buttons had 2 rows of keys.<\/p>\n

According to Musica Viva, the most important differences between the modern melodica and these vintage blow accordions, was that the vintage version had a double action\u2014producing notes when air was drawn both in and out\u2014and that it had bass\/chord buttons, like a melodeon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have a number of different blow accordions in my gallery. Various manufacturers throughout Europe made them during the first half of the 20th century.<\/p>\n

Blow Accordions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
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Image<\/div><\/th>
Name<\/div><\/th>
Image<\/div><\/th>
Name<\/div><\/th>
Image<\/div><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
4 Key Wooden Blow Accordion<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
8 Key Czech Wooden Blow Accordions<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
8 Key Wooden Blow Accordion<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ands. Koch Saxaphone<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
Czech Tin Sax<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
Czech Wooden Saxello<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"wooden<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deposee Sax<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
East German Blow Accordion<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
Foil Wrapped Blow Accordion<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German US Zone Blow Accordion<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
Haro Sax<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
No Name Metal Sax<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No Name Tin Sax<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"vintage,<\/a><\/div><\/td>
Orchestra Saxophone<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"German<\/a><\/div><\/td>
Organette<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saxonette<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
The Melody Saxophone<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/td>
Wooden German Sax<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"vintage,<\/a><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yedo<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"Japanese-made<\/a><\/div><\/td>
Symplex Saxophon<\/a><\/div><\/td>
\"\"<\/a> <\/div><\/td>
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According to the former website Musica Viva\u2014that sadly went offline and is also not available through Internet Archives\u2014 saxophone-shaped blow accordions were a step-up, or…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1454,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3828","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t