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Most of the owners of the green accordion are either immigrants from European countries, or sons or grandsons of immigrants. At the turn of the century, there was a noticeable prejudice against foreigners who moved to America to take away good jobs. These immigrants, rather than learn a new language, would form groups with their own people, and develop their own communities. And for them, the accordion provided a way to revive songs, dances or polkas from their homelands.
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[Y]ou want to own an accordion but can’t afford to buy a brand new one? Then get a used accordion! But before you do that, you might first consider some things that go with buying a used accordion. As with most second hand things, you will be posed with some problems. Most of the used accordions are sold because, in one way or another, they are not in good condition. So obviously they need repair.
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An accordion is useful for compressing many elements in a compact space. The elements can be properties, questions or simply navigation items. The downside is, of course, that most items get hidden which may not be very desirable when you use accordions for main navigation. Accordions originate from Macromedia applications such as Dreamweaver where they were first used.
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In Europe, free bass accordion performance has reached a very high level. The most important player has been Mogens Ellegaard (Denmark). Today, some of the most importants players are: Friedrich Lips (Russia), Matti Rantanen (Finland), Jon Faukstaad or Geir Draugsvoll (Norway), Steffan Hussong, Hugo Noth, Elsbeth Moser or Teodoro Anzelotti (in Germany), Owen Murray (Great Britain), Max Bonnay (France), Mini Dekkers (Holand), Ivan Koval (Czech Republic), Claudio Jacomucci (Italy), Iñaki Alberdi, Gorka Hermosa or Angel Luis Castaño (Spain)...
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The modern accordion has three primary sections, the expandable bellows and the two wooden end units called the treble and bass ends. The treble end of the accordion has a keyboard attached. The bass end contains finger buttons that play bass notes and chords. The reeds and electronic components are located on the inside of the bellows.
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The accordion is an important instrument in Dutch folk music, and often the only melodious instrument when clog dancing. It is ... significant in Scandinavian folk music, with notable performers including Finnish accordionist Maria Kalaniemi. Scandinavian-influenced British folk music has, in recent years, also featured accordionists such as Karen Tweed.
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