3 Row Melodeon / 3 Row Diatonic

[BillBailey]

HELP - HELP - HELP !

 

If I may draw on the knowledge and experience of you fine people....

 

1. Is there any difference between a 3-row melodeon and a 3-row diatonic box such as the latter can be found at numerous places on the web?

 

2. Can anyone point me to a maker of 3-row melodeons or 3-row diatonic boxes who does custom work ... who would make one for me with a particular keyboard layout... i.e. a non-standard layout that I would require?

 

Thank you all so much!

 

Bill

[Peter Brook]

Sorry you'll need to clarify what you mean. I assume you mean a B/C/C# with a stradella bass? But of course you may not.

 

Dino Baffetti (I understand) will custome fit any reeds to their boxes so you could choose one from this page http://www.baffetti-accordions.com/diatonic2.htm and get the exact tuning you want. I can't offer any advice on waiting lists or build time.

[bill_mchale]

HELP - HELP - HELP !

 

If I may draw on the knowledge and experience of you fine people....

 

1. Is there any difference between a 3-row melodeon and a 3-row diatonic box such as the latter can be found at numerous places on the web?

 

2. Can anyone point me to a maker of 3-row melodeons or 3-row diatonic boxes who does custom work ... who would make one for me with a particular keyboard layout... i.e. a non-standard layout that I would require?

 

Thank you all so much!

 

Bill

 

I agree with Peter, you need to clarify what you mean. A 3-row melodeon is a 3-row diatonic box. In general, The English call all diatonic button accordions melodeons (I am sure there exceptions, but this my observation) except perhaps the Irish half-step chromatic tunings (B/C, C#/D, also the B/C/C# though that is more scottish there are a few Irish who play it). The Irish appear to only call the single row box a melodeon and the Americans just call them all accordions.

 

Alot of the better makers will customize a box to fit your needs, but you might have to wait several months or more to get the instrument... then again from the perspective of a concertina player, that aint that much .

 

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Bill

[Laitch]

Here's a forum site that's for melodeoners: http://melodeon.aimoo.com/

 

You'll probably get plenty of feedback on custom makers there.

[Robin Harrison]

The Netherlands maker VanderAa will do this work ......beautiful hand made accordions. He made me an ADG last year but I'm sure will tune it any way you want.As above, try Melodeon.net. Robin

[Dave Higham]

LOFFET Bernard

15, rue de la Libération

56850 CAUDAN

France

Tél. : 02 97 05 68 92

Fax : 02 97 05 62 53

E-mail : diato@wanadoo.fr

WWW : http://www.come.to/diato

Accordéons diatoniques.

 

SERAFINI Marc

12, rue des Chamois

31200 TOULOUSE

France

Tél. : 05 62 72 15 06

Fax : 05 62 72 15 06

Accordéons diatoniques, mélodéons

 

VAN DER AA Frans

Heezerenbosch 3

5591 TA HEEZE

Pays -Bas

Tél. : 0031 402264408

Fax : 0031 402264408

Accordéons diatoniques.

 

MARTIN Eric (Cajun)

L'Hermitage

35380 MAXENT

France

Tél. : 02 99 06 73 60

Accordéons diatoniques, mélodéon, 2 rangs...

 

A friend who plays melodeon with me has had melodeons by Salterelle, Baffetti, Castagnari, Bruno Priez, Gaillard, Serafini, Van der Aa and others! (He's not short of a bob or two!) He seems to have stuck now on an Italian Midi-melodeon and a Colin Dipper Franglo.

Of all the melodeons he rated Van der Aa as the best. But they are all different and its a matter of personal taste. If you can wait, your best bet is to go to the festival at St Chartier (14 July). They'll all be there.