Melodeon - Revision history

JohnnyAdams: Categorised

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	In more recent years, players have favoured melodeons from other makers including ''[[Salterelle]]'', ''[[Castagnari]]'', ''[[Scarlatti]]'', other European makers and also melodeons sourced in Louisiana where the instrument is integral to Cajun Music.		In more recent years, players have favoured melodeons from other makers including ''[[Salterelle]]'', ''[[Castagnari]]'', ''[[Scarlatti]]'', other European makers and also melodeons sourced in Louisiana where the instrument is integral to Cajun Music.


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JohnnyAdams at 22:24, 19 April 2008

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	The Melodeon, as defined by folk music performers in England, is one of the major instruments in the English folk tradition.		The Melodeon, as defined by folk music performers in England, is one of the major instruments in the English folk tradition.

DonWise at 13:15, 24 October 2007

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	The buttons are not in a chromatic format but in a major scale format. The C major scale is played as C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C (where as the C chromatic scale is C,Csharp,D,Dsharp,E,E sharp etc).		The buttons are not in a chromatic format but in a major scale format. The C major scale is played as C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C (where as the C chromatic scale is C,Csharp,D,Dsharp,E,E sharp etc).

	For the latter years of the 20th century, the most popular melodeon was the ''Poker Work'' instrument manufactured by Hohner of Trossingen in ~~Bavaria~~. There were several other models manufactured by Hohner including the ''[[Erica]]'' , the ''[[Double Ray]]'' and the ''[[Club]]''. There were also many ''[[Hohner One-Row]]'' melodeons in use.		For the latter years of the 20th century, the most popular melodeon was the ''Poker Work'' instrument manufactured by Hohner of Trossingen in Baden-Wuerttemberg. There were several other models manufactured by Hohner including the ''[[Erica]]'' , the ''[[Double Ray]]'' and the ''[[Club]]''. There were also many ''[[Hohner One-Row]]'' melodeons in use.


	In more recent years, players have favoured melodeons from other makers including ''[[Salterelle]]'', ''[[Castagnari]]'', ''[[Scarlatti]]'', other European makers and also melodeons sourced in Louisiana where the instrument is integral to Cajun Music.		In more recent years, players have favoured melodeons from other makers including ''[[Salterelle]]'', ''[[Castagnari]]'', ''[[Scarlatti]]'', other European makers and also melodeons sourced in Louisiana where the instrument is integral to Cajun Music.

Laurence Dowson at 15:57, 10 May 2007

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	* between two and eight buttons on the bass side		* between two and eight buttons on the bass side
	* bisonoric in nature - ie. a different note for each button depending on the bellows being compressed or expanded (popularly referred to as a Push/Pull instrument).		* bisonoric in nature - ie. a different note for each button depending on the bellows being compressed or expanded (popularly referred to as a Push/Pull instrument).

			The buttons are not in a chromatic format but in a major scale format. The C major scale is played as C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C (where as the C chromatic scale is C,Csharp,D,Dsharp,E,E sharp etc).

	For the latter years of the 20th century, the most popular melodeon was the ''Poker Work'' instrument manufactured by Hohner of Trossingen in Bavaria. There were several other models manufactured by Hohner including the ''[[Erica]]'' , the ''[[Double Ray]]'' and the ''[[Club]]''. There were also many ''[[Hohner One-Row]]'' melodeons in use.		For the latter years of the 20th century, the most popular melodeon was the ''Poker Work'' instrument manufactured by Hohner of Trossingen in Bavaria. There were several other models manufactured by Hohner including the ''[[Erica]]'' , the ''[[Double Ray]]'' and the ''[[Club]]''. There were also many ''[[Hohner One-Row]]'' melodeons in use.

JohnnyAdams at 11:28, 13 April 2007

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	In more recent years, players have favoured melodeons from other makers including ''[[Salterelle]]'', ''[[Castagnari]]'', ''[[Scarlatti]]'', other ~~Eurpoean~~ makers and also melodeons sourced in Louisiana where the instrument is integral to Cajun Music.		In more recent years, players have favoured melodeons from other makers including ''[[Salterelle]]'', ''[[Castagnari]]'', ''[[Scarlatti]]'', other European makers and also melodeons sourced in Louisiana where the instrument is integral to Cajun Music.

JohnnyAdams at 11:27, 13 April 2007

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	* bisonoric in nature - ie. a different note for each button depending on the bellows being compressed or expanded (popularly referred to as a Push/Pull instrument).		* bisonoric in nature - ie. a different note for each button depending on the bellows being compressed or expanded (popularly referred to as a Push/Pull instrument).

	For the latter years of the 20th century, the most popular melodeon was the ''Poker Work'' instrument manufactured by Hohner of Trossingen in Bavaria. There were several other models manufactured by Hohner including the ''[[Erica]]'' , the ''[[Double Ray]]'' and the ''[[Club]]''. There were also many ''[[One-Row]]'' melodeons in use.		For the latter years of the 20th century, the most popular melodeon was the ''Poker Work'' instrument manufactured by Hohner of Trossingen in Bavaria. There were several other models manufactured by Hohner including the ''[[Erica]]'' , the ''[[Double Ray]]'' and the ''[[Club]]''. There were also many ''[[Hohner One-Row]]'' melodeons in use.


	In more recent years, players have favoured melodeons from other makers including ''[[Salterelle]]'', ''[[Castagnari]]'', ''[[Scarlatti]]'', other Eurpoean makers and also melodeons sourced in Louisiana where the instrument is integral to Cajun Music.		In more recent years, players have favoured melodeons from other makers including ''[[Salterelle]]'', ''[[Castagnari]]'', ''[[Scarlatti]]'', other Eurpoean makers and also melodeons sourced in Louisiana where the instrument is integral to Cajun Music.

JohnnyAdams: New Melodeon page

2007-04-13T11:26:32Z

New Melodeon page

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The Melodeon, as defined by folk music performers in England, is one of the major instruments in the English folk tradition.

Despite the use of the name 'melodeon' to describe a range of instruments, (See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodeon Wikipedia entry]), English folk musicians understand the instrument to be a button accordion with the following features:

* one, two, two and a half or three rows of buttons on the melody side
* between two and eight buttons on the bass side
* bisonoric in nature - ie. a different note for each button depending on the bellows being compressed or expanded (popularly referred to as a Push/Pull instrument).

For the latter years of the 20th century, the most popular melodeon was the ''Poker Work'' instrument manufactured by Hohner of Trossingen in Bavaria. There were several other models manufactured by Hohner including the ''[[Erica]]'' , the ''[[Double Ray]]'' and the ''[[Club]]''. There were also many ''[[One-Row]]'' melodeons in use.

In more recent years, players have favoured melodeons from other makers including ''[[Salterelle]]'', ''[[Castagnari]]'', ''[[Scarlatti]]'', other Eurpoean makers and also melodeons sourced in Louisiana where the instrument is integral to Cajun Music.