Diatonic button accordion
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A melodeon or diatonic button accordion is a member of the free-reed aerophone family of musical instruments. It is a type of button accordion on which the melody-side keyboard contains one or more ro
Accordéon diatonique
Diatonic button accordion (German make, early 20th century).
Three-row button accordion with 12 bass buttons
1950s two-row instrument in C♯/D by the Paolo Soprani company, of the type favoured by Irish musicians; grey celluloid finish.
Button accordion
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A button accordion is a type of accordion on which the melody-side keyboard consists of a series of buttons. This differs from the piano accordion, which has piano-style keys. Erich von Hornbostel and
Diatonic button accordion
…A melodeon or diatonic button accordion is a member of the free-reed aerophone family of musical instruments. It is a type of button accordion on which the melody-side keyboard contains one or more rows of buttons, with each row producing the notes of a single diatonic scale. The buttons on…
One-row diatonic button accordion
Three-row diatonic button accordion
Three-row chromatic button accordion