Re: CBA Tunning question??Please help, please...


<joeregina@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Gino,

You are not alone in your desire for the French Mussette sound, most
people feel the same way. That is precisely why I am also buying a
new accordion.

You have to have an accordion with 3 middle reeds to have a true
French Mussette. I believe your Hohner has most likely only 1 set of
middle reeds. I would leave that one as it is, but start looking for a
used C-system tuned to French Mussette. In the US that is going to be
tough to find since there are few C-systems out there. It's also going
to be relatively expensive because it will have to be a 4 reed
accordion. The accordionhas have to have 1 bassoon set of reeds and
the other 3 middle reeds to make it sound French.

I assume you can speak, read and write Spanish, try looking at the
Spanish eBay (not Mexican), since they are right next to France its
likely that some used French C-systems may have found their way there.
You may be able to buy one there, but with the value of the dollar
down the toilet I don't think it will be cheap.

In conclusion, most accordionists that love French Mussette have two
accordions. With you being in the Army and your need for mobility I'm
not sure how practical that would be.

Joe

I thot Gino played a B system. For him to get what he wants, he wold need to
try them in person if used. A 20 cent tremolo can be tuned on 2 reeds
instead of 3. There is no law against it.
French musette, is supposed to be one flat set equally beating aginst the
middle set, and the high set tuned sharp with theoretically the same beat
speed. In practice the flat set might not beat quite as fast, because if it
accidently beats faster than the sharp set, due to a tuning inaccuracy or
just the reed getting flatter by playing, it sounds pretty terrible in
combination. Also, the number of cents that the flat reed would have to be
tuned to get an equal beat with the middle set as does the sharp set, would
be less than the number of cents for the sharp set. For example, at A 440,
20 cents sharp would be about 4 hz, but 4 hz flat would be a little less
than 20 cents. because there is not a straight line correspondence between
the cents and the number of hz, at the various frequencies. For instance
1200 cents is always an octave, but an octave beween A 440 and A 880 is a
difference of 440, but between A 440 and A 220 an octave is 220 hz
difference. nbut both ratios equal 1200 cents. Cents is a ratio, whereas
tremolo is a difference arrived at by subtraction.


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