tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867331261307828202.post3548399867455802612..comments2023-09-19T11:14:19.232+03:30Comments on NARDIN GALLERY-- (Tabriz / Azerbaijan Province Of Iran): Some extraordinary instrumentsNardin Gallery--Free Reed Instrumenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15059312695735278174noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867331261307828202.post-3883965806240286352008-03-10T09:10:00.000+03:302008-03-10T09:10:00.000+03:30The great (almost unrecorded) jazz accordionist Al...The great (almost unrecorded) jazz accordionist Alice Hall used to play one of these. I believe they're basically a three-row chromatic accordion with a (dummy/innoperative?) piano keyboard attached. Buttons were déclassé in North American vaudeville theatre (early 20th cen), as part of widespread anti-immigrant sentiment, so these made you look "classier."<BR/><BR/>Alice's teacher Pietro Frosini played (and promoted) these. Jazz great Leon Sash played one too.<BR/><BR/>Frosini had an unusual free-bass button pattern too. More info on him can be found in the book: <A HREF="http://home.earthlink.net/~flynnpub/" REL="nofollow"> The Golden Age of the Accordion:</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="url" REL="nofollow">Text to be displayed</A>Bruce from Accordion Noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783741684766812973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867331261307828202.post-18728966027273844992008-02-19T15:31:00.000+03:302008-02-19T15:31:00.000+03:30Dear, Nardin gallery, my name is Graeme Gibson. an...Dear, Nardin gallery, my name is Graeme Gibson. and I have been looking to acquire such an instrument for a while. I am curious to know the price in US dollar (equivalent) for such an instrument regards to your garmon's you may have available? if not, could you refer me to a source? i would love to have one. I both play and collect many musical instruments of the world mostly strings, and wind and a few percussion. I have been playing for a many years now. Mostly self taught but study under two music teachers here in Vancouver B.C. Canada. Over all great web site, keep on adding more love the photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867331261307828202.post-51147242352167699772008-01-22T08:47:00.000+03:302008-01-22T08:47:00.000+03:30please explain what these are!please explain what these are!Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01773876217935325994noreply@blogger.com