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A piano accordion is an accordion equipped with a right-hand keyboard similar to a piano or organ. Its acoustic mechanism is more that of an organ than a piano, as they are both aerophones, but the term "piano accordion"—coined by Guido Deiro in 1910 [1] —has remained the popular name. It may be equipped with any of the available systems ...
Luttbeg double-keyboard piano accordions have a piano keyboard layout on both the treble and bass sides. This allows pianists, most notably Duke Ellington, to double up on the accordion without difficulty. The Bercandeon is an improved version of that instrument, also making it a "keyboard bandoneon".
A piano-like layout exists that mirrors the right-hand keyboard of a piano accordion, with round buttons laid out like piano keys. This system is popular in Asian piano accordions, especially in Azeri garmon. A hybrid Chromatic/Stradella system known as the Moschino free-bass system is available.
Opposite the Titano Accordion "quint" free bass system designed by Willard Palmer, Ariondo and the late Tommy Gumina are two artists in the United States that play a reverse "quint" free bass system (no converter, only free bass). Ariondo's "Perpetual Motion" video demonstrates the artistic capabilities of the free bass accordion .
English: Piano-Accordion. 140-bass convertor/free-bass Model Emperor concert accordion built by Victoria company of Castelfidardo, Italy in 1978, owned by Henry Doktorski. Date 1990
[1] [2] As an instrumentalist, he was accomplished in the accordion and piano. [3] Palmer invented a 'quint' system which was later patented by Titano as used in their line of converter (or "quint") bass accordions. Palmer made many written contributions to magazines for the promotion of the Piano accordion, including Accordion World. Some of ...
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A Schrammel accordion (German: Schrammelharmonika) is an accordion with a melody (right hand) keyboard in the chromatic B-Griff [clarification needed] system and a twelve-button diatonic bass keyboard.