The electronic accordion first came to Sweden as Accordion Vox in the 1960s, a very exclusive instrument which Then cost about 20 000SEK. In the 1970s, the innovation was spread To other instruments, among other things violin, guitar And wind instruments. Today, only the accordion conveys joy through the electronics To its practitioners. If technology has tried most instruments On the market without success, today only the accordion remains that which maintains the link With electronics. Why Is it like that? The manufacturing accordion industry Is looking For sustenance For future earnings (so it has always been), And we should be grateful For its development.
While there can be some advantages to the electronic accordion, there can also be many disadvantages. The Roland V digital accordion Is a good example Of this. Servicing And repair Of Roland accordions Is very difficult As factories wont offer a repair service, And few replacement parts are sold For the instrument. One Of the big disadvantages Is the battery used In the Roland accordion Because the battery Is Of type NI-MH, the lifespan Of these type Of batteries Is shorter than the more popular Lithium Ion type used In most devices today. Because Of this, replacement Of the battery becomes unavoidable at some stage As the battery Is Not designed For a Long lifetime.
The battery also has another issue becuase the older models can only be replaced with the same battery type. This means that continuous replacement Of the battery becomes necessary over years. Just because a newer model would have a better battery, does Not remove the disadvantages that remain. Playing an accordion that relies heavily On a battery Or power source Is a big disadvatage In any situation! The Roland also has a disadvantage In the digital air pressure system used To Copy the traditional bellows. While there Is no doubt that the technology behind this system Is impressive, this system does Not achieve the same quality As a natural accordion does when performing a bellows shake, And the natural quality Is lost greatly. This Is especially important In many compositions By Pietro Frosini, Where the technique Of Bellows shaking Is so frequently used..
"Another very popular technology of the electronic accordion is the MIDI accordion, which has been in existence since the 1980's onwards. Although the MIDI system is very simple to implement, MIDI accordions do have some disadvantages. Firstly, the operation Of the MIDI system does Not have the same natural feeling Of playing a traditional accordion With reeds. MIDI accordions Do have the ability To detect velocity, but the natural ability To control sound With bellows Is lost greatly. Secondly, a normal accordion requires a lot Of changes To use a MIDI system. This involves some drilling And altering Of the body Of the accordion In Order To install a MIDI system. MIDI systems are also very expensive To purchase, And finding a service person To Do this work Is Not an easy task. It Is a big question To ask: should an accordion which was beautifully crafted be distorted To allow For electronics? Are we losing the natural respect For the construction And beauty Of the accordion?
Is the accordion the last hope for electronic music linked to a specific instrument? Is accordion perceived as an emotionally cold instrument In today's youth? I can understand that it can be difficult to express yourself with an accordion. But it Is never possible To deceive yourself through the electronics that you entertain via an accordion, when you play On a synth that looks like an accordion. We who love accordion should avoid posting On our pages With advertising For synth accordion. Let the synth music live its own life And live the accordion music For a Long time. With Each New coming generation, the individual Is programmed To change. However, there Is an all-powerful prevailing will that what Is good should develop And that which Is bad should cease.