The accordion's basic form is believed to have been invented in Berlin, in 1822, by Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann, although one instrument has been recently discovered that appears to have been built earlier. See more

The most expensive accordions are typically fully hand-made, particularly the reeds; completely hand-made reeds have a better tonal quality than even the best automatically manufactured ones. Some accordions have been modified by individuals striving … See more

1. ^ For the accordion's place among the families of musical instruments, see Henry Doktorski's Taxonomy of Musical Instruments (The Classical Free-Reed, Inc.) See more

Accordions have many configurations and types. What may be easy to do with one type of accordion could be technically challenging or impossible with another, and proficiency with one layout may not translate to another.
The most obvious … See more

The accordion has traditionally been used to perform folk or ethnic music, popular music, and transcriptions from the operatic and light-classical … See more

• List of accordionists
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• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Accordion" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. See more