Schylling Accordion
by Schylling
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: SchyllingBrand: Schylling
Release Date: 2008-06-01
Model: ACDN
Product features:
- Finely crafted accordion
- Easy-to-learn instruction booklet included
- Measures 7.50" wide
- Sounds, looks and feels like the real thing
Toys and Games Reviews of Schylling Accordion
Customer Review: Good Beginner Accordion
Summary: 4 Stars
I play the organ for church, and have always wanted an instrument I could easily carry with me for things like road trips, campouts, and Christmas caroling. After spending money on a guitar only to find out it wasn't really my kind of instrument, I wanted to try an accordion without spending too much on one. This accordion fit the bill perfectly.
First of all, you have to understand going in that this instrument has limitations. Its small size means that it runs out of air real fast when using the bass buttons, making them essentially unusable in my opinion. It is limited to the C major scale, although this is sufficient to play almost any child's song, folk tune, hymn, or carol. It plays different notes depending on whether you are pushing or pulling. This means that sometimes you need to push farther to play the note you want, but are already all the way in. Fortunately, there is a button that lets it "take a breath." However, that always seems to be needed at bad places in the music, although I was able to minimize those problems with practice.
The good thing about the diatonic arrangement is that it makes it much easier to play by ear. It has sufficient range to play almost every song I've tried. I've also found that my fingers don't have to change to different buttons very often. I thought I would miss my thumb, but I don't, because each finger covers two notes, so it's sort of like playing the piano with eight fingers on my right hand. I'll definitely be upgrading when I can afford it, but that is largely due to the amount of fun I have had with this one. My children also enjoy it a lot, although they are too young to actually play it yet.
This accordion arrived with a couple of reeds obviously out of tune to my trained ear, but when I commented on that to other people they hadn't noticed. Overall, it has a very pleasant sound.
Description of Schylling Accordion
Make beautiful music with this easy-to-play instrument. The Little Red Wood Accordion is a great first accordion for any child who wants to learn to play it later in life. Features keys 1 through 7, bellows, buckle and strap for bellows, air valve, bass and harmonic. Instructions included.Your child probably doesn't know Lawrence Welk or the accordion he toted around so famously for years. That should work in the favor of this sturdy, enjoyable instrument. Compact and well built, this starter instrument is a great introduction to the accordion--or just a lot of ephemeral fun. The accordion fits nicely into the palms of an adult's hands, but isn't too unwieldy for its target audience. The number of keys are minimized for ease of use and simplicity, but it's still possible to crank out a complex favorite such as "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (a brief "basic instructions" leaflet is enclosed) only 10 minutes after the instrument's out of the box. --Keith Simanton
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