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Re: Cool Looking (if not a tad bit sexist) Italian One Row
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2015, 11:20:57 PM »

Fisarmoniche (pronounced Fizz "armonika) is generally used for piano accordions.
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Re: Cool Looking (if not a tad bit sexist) Italian One Row
« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2015, 11:55:29 PM »

Additionally ... does the average person in the UK actually know what a "melodeon" is? Wouldn't most English people seeing a melodeon call it an "accordion", just as they would in North America?
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Re: Cool Looking (if not a tad bit sexist) Italian One Row
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2015, 03:12:15 AM »

Fisarmoniche (pronounced Fizz "armonika) is generally used for piano accordions.

that may be Rees but this box or package was for an organetto and that is what was printed on it. ???
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Re: Cool Looking (if not a tad bit sexist) Italian One Row
« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2015, 07:58:09 AM »

Here is another good video that shows how those reversal buttons are used

http://youtu.be/cbvSRVsBf1c
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Re: Cool Looking (if not a tad bit sexist) Italian One Row
« Reply #24 on: March 05, 2015, 08:02:47 AM »

Additionally ... does the average person in the UK actually know what a "melodeon" is? Wouldn't most English people seeing a melodeon call it an "accordion", just as they would in North America?
I do assure you that just about everyone here in the UK knows exactly what a melodeon is, regardless of whether they play one or not.
Even young children can recognise one, thanks to the popular childrens' animated cartoon series on the television "Molly's Melodeon".

We even know about concertinas too. When I was learning to read at age 5, we had the well-known 'Dick and Dora' reading books. I was a quick learner and graduated to Book 3 whilst still in reception class. Book 3 had Dick learning to play the concertina, but Nip, the dog, used to object to Dick's efforts:

See Dick's concertina.
Dick is playing the concertina
It is a 30-key anglo concertina in C/G with the Wheatstone layout.
Dora is dancing. See Dora dance.
Nip is barking.
Nip is runnng around in circles.
Dora laughs
Dick laughs
Nip does not like the sound of high frequency harmonics. It reminds him of Daddy's dog whistle.

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Re: Cool Looking (if not a tad bit sexist) Italian One Row
« Reply #25 on: March 05, 2015, 02:04:44 PM »

Additionally ... does the average person in the UK actually know what a "melodeon" is? Wouldn't most English people seeing a melodeon call it an "accordion", just as they would in North America?
I do assure you that just about everyone here in the UK knows exactly what a melodeon is, regardless of whether they play one or not.
Even young children can recognise one, thanks to the popular childrens' animated cartoon series on the television "Molly's Melodeon".

We even know about concertinas too. When I was learning to read at age 5, we had the well-known 'Dick and Dora' reading books. I was a quick learner and graduated to Book 3 whilst still in reception class. Book 3 had Dick learning to play the concertina, but Nip, the dog, used to object to Dick's efforts:

See Dick's concertina.
Dick is playing the concertina
It is a 30-key anglo concertina in C/G with the Wheatstone layout.
Dora is dancing. See Dora dance.
Nip is barking.
Nip is runnng around in circles.
Dora laughs
Dick laughs
Nip does not like the sound of high frequency harmonics. It reminds him of Daddy's dog whistle.


Silly sod, you almost got me with "Molly's Melodeon" bit ... heh.

Anyway, not having done a survey, I don't know what "most English people" would think they are seeing. I am regularly asked what it is I'm playing (whilst busking) and would make a guess that most English people would be a bit unsure. If they make a guess themselves, "is that a foobar", the value of foobar seems as likely to be melodeon or concertina as accordion.

I think that anyone involved with the music over here knows what a melodeon is (that's including "Irish" and Irish players who I've found generally know what the English get up to).

Edited: spelling

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Re: Cool Looking (if not a tad bit sexist) Italian One Row
« Reply #26 on: March 05, 2015, 06:00:03 PM »

I can only report on my own experience: I don't think anyone I spoke to in England, family & friends (some of them quite musical) was sure of what a melodeon was.
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Re: Cool Looking (if not a tad bit sexist) Italian One Row
« Reply #27 on: March 05, 2015, 08:05:53 PM »

I can only report on my own experience: I don't think anyone I spoke to in England, family & friends (some of them quite musical) was sure of what a melodeon was.

"the music", as in people involved in the type of music where melodeons are played.
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