Out of many types of accordion, the difference between button accordion and keyboard has always been a topic of discussion. The arrangement, type, and rows of buttons, number of chords, type of keyboard, and material are also different. Some free-reed, electronic chromatic button accordions are also available.Īccordions vary from each other in different aspects. (The note sound changes as the direction of movement changes). The bass chord or note depends on the direction of movement of bellows. The left hand side arrangement is different in different accordions. On the left-hand side are buttons in a row.
It also has reeds/steel strips on the right-hand (treble) side. It consists of folded/creased central part with a keyboard.Ī typical accordion consists of two wooden boxes with bellows in the middle. According to the Cambridge dictionary, an accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument.
