The Bee's Proverbial Knees Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 From what I know, continental refers to the system of treble buttons. He probably just got mixed up thinking that CBA stood for Continental not Chromatic. I settled on the PA because I got advice from some klezmer folks who said it was a bit better. Thanks all for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little John Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 15 hours ago, The Bee's Proverbial Knees said: From what I know, continental refers to the system of treble buttons. He probably just got mixed up thinking that CBA stood for Continental not Chromatic. I don't think I was "mixed up" - just using the term I'm familiar with. Another reason why Brits might use "continental" is to distinguish it from the system made popular (if not invented) by Scotsman Jimmy Shand. That also has three rows but they are diatonic in B/C/C# and hence also a "chromatic button accordion". Like the continental system it has a Stradella bass, so visually there's nothing to distinguish between them. Members of this forum might be familiar with John Kirkpatrick playing the Shand system, but I don't think it's used outside Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Jimmy Shand was top of the pop charts for weeks in the late '50s with this tune: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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