Tuning of an LMM Piano accordion

[Peter Hoffmann]

Hello,

I am going for a new accordion, but I am not sure how to specify the tuning.
I like a relative but not completely dry sound with a tremolo of about 1.5
to 2 Hz. I have read some posts concerning tuning an accordion, and there
seem to be at least two possibilities for an LMM PA:

a)
L = 220 Hz
M1 = 440 Hz
M2 = i.e. 442 Hz

b)
L = 220 Hz
M1= i.e. 439 Hz
M2= i.e. 441 Hz

Both have a moderate 2 Hz tremolo. So what are the advantages and
disadvantages of the tunings specified above? I am not sure about it,
because some say, the LMM switch of tuning (a) would sound out of tune,
although i guess (a) is more common than (b).

Here is some Background information, if it is important for answering my
question: I play in a band with bass, guitar and drums and we play mostly
tango, klezmer and other ethnic style of music and sometimes pop. My new box
will probably have the L Reeds in a chamber, but none of the musette reeds.

Thanks in advance,

Peter

[Jim C]

With more than two reeds and a switchable musette, you should use
tuning a. The reason is the L at 220 will have an overtone at 440 and
you would get the mussette sound all the time even if you didn't want
it.
Also, if you are playing with other people, they will have their A
tuned to 440 so your accordion reed at 439 would sound flat and cause
the musette beats. So, tune to A = 440 and tune the musette set to be
the one that is "out of tune" to give the musette sound.
The accordion tuner will know what to do, they have the experance
needed to make it right.
BTW, I just took an accordion in for a complete tuning job and some
other work that needed to be done.

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[Gerd Mayer]

Peter, Ich kann Dir damit nicht helfen. Schreibe nur um zu sagen das mein neuestes Accordion auch sehr "Dry" ist, aber Ich gewoehne mich langsam daran. Yes I miss my musette. Vieleicht muss Ich noch ein anderes Accorion dazu kaufen.
Gerd

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Hello,

Thanks in advance,

Peter

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[Len Killick]

Tuning (b) is only really to be considered if you always play M1 & M2
together, if you play M1 on its own it can sound flat to the other
instruments. It's true that with (a) and playing M1+M2 the resulting pitch
is a little sharp, but that's just the "accordeon sound". I have used (b)
for M1+M2 on fixed (no-register) two voice diatonics, as that gives a closer
match to other 440 tuned instruments.

Len Killick

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