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Natalie

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Vintage Box from Russia
« on: May 26, 2014, 08:42:54 AM »


Russian Vintage One Row Accordion (video)

This layout looks really weird.
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Re: Vintage Box from Russia
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2014, 10:46:05 AM »

I discovered this link on your link page:

http://www.linkonardo.com/en/accordion/d4665/russian-one-row-diatonic-button-accordion-video.html

The instrument shown in the second video appears to be a more recent version of the same instrument, with a careful explanation of the layout and voicing.
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Re: Vintage Box from Russia
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2014, 12:41:55 PM »

The Cyrillic writing in the second link says it's a Garmon’ "Kazan’" novaja, garantija ("Kazan" Accordion new, warranty) so it sounds like he must be trying to sell it - hence the explanation...

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Re: Vintage Box from Russia
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2014, 07:52:12 PM »

It is a Yelets (a town in Lipetsk region) "royal" (means with a piano-like keyboard) garmon. It has the right keys on both the front and the backside. :D Must be around 100 years old!

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Re: Vintage Box from Russia
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2014, 08:03:41 PM »

The Cyrillic writing in the second link says it's a Garmon’ "Kazan’" novaja, garantija ("Kazan" Accordion new, warranty) so it sounds like he must be trying to sell it - hence the explanation...
No, "Kazan" garmons were being made in Tatar republic during the Soviet period. The construction of their left side is based on Vyatka garmon while the left side is from "khromka". Some khromka-vyatka mix, very suitable for Tatar, Bashkir, Mari etc. music.

And well, there are also other accordions branded as "Kazan". They have the right piano keyboard with the keys much narrower, and the left side either mirrors the left or identical to PA. They are mostly used for music of the Caucasus.
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Re: Vintage Box from Russia
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2014, 09:22:07 PM »

The Cyrillic writing in the second link says it's a Garmon’ "Kazan’" novaja, garantija ("Kazan" Accordion new, warranty) so it sounds like he must be trying to sell it - hence the explanation...
No, "Kazan" garmons were being made in Tatar republic during the Soviet period. The construction of their left side is based on Vyatka garmon while the left side is from "khromka". Some khromka-vyatka mix, very suitable for Tatar, Bashkir, Mari etc. music.


You'd better get onto the Russian player of it then Ivan, because that's what he thinks it is...

Whilst Alfred Mirek describes a similar-looking one as Uzbek.  :-\

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Re: Vintage Box from Russia
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2014, 05:28:46 AM »

You'd better get onto the Russian player of it then Ivan, because that's what he thinks it is...
O heck, I didn't read attentively and by mistake thought about the first one. Yes, he is right, it's "Kazan". Anyway, this type of accordions ("Kazan") isn't descended from Yelets garmon. The latter is more like a 19th century dinosaur of the accordion world.

Whilst Alfred Mirek describes a similar-looking one as Uzbek.  :-\
No wonder, "Kazan" accordion or alike might be played from the Caucasus to Volga-Ural to Central Asia. Seems the Asians are fond of keys and don't like buttons. (:) Though I have no knowledge about Central Asian accordions, so I cannot say anything definite.
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