Alpenecho (Alpine) Musette Amplified Accordion

SOUND DEMO

I don't get many of these piano accordions with truly deep Helikon bass. This is a beautiful, almost like new, alpine style accordion made by Polverini with hand-made reeds, oversized Helikon bass reeds going down to low E(!), and stereo Limex amplification. The accordion sounds fabulous acoustically, but the amplification really enhances the effect of the lower octave bass reeds. The accordion has the classic Alpine wood finish with shiny chromed metal grill and deep bellows folds to provide the proper efficiency for the reed configuration. It is musette tuned, just as you would expect for this model. The red accents from the grill cloth, bellows folds lining, and the straps contribute to the visual appeal of the instrument.

Here is a summary of the features:

Made in Italy
Excellent Hand Made Reeds
4 sets of treble reeds - LM1M2(+)M3(-)
"Alpine" musette tuning (the musette sound of the Hohner Morino V M)
41 full-size keys F-A keyboard - pearl key tops with smooth edges - a delight to play
9 treble switches: Bassoon (L), Bandoneon (LM1), Accordion (LM1M2), Sax (LM2), Master (LMMM), Violin (M1M2), Musette (MMM), Celeste (M1M3), and Clarinet (M1). The M2 reeds are tuned sharp and the M3 reeds are tuned flat. This way you can get a variety of musette sounds.
Oversized Helikon bass reeds with low-E configuration
120 pearl bass buttons, each one is surrounded by felt for very smooth and silent action
Custom made deep-fold bellows.
Red velvet padded bellows protector
Excellent comfortable red velvet shoulder straps with Alpine pattern
Well balanced light weight accordion - 25 lb
Limex Professional stereo amplification with 10 treble and 3 bass microphones; new original cable included - tested and produces a very impressive amplified sound
Your choice of a very good solid case or new gig-bag (soft case)

Below is a link to sound samples of the accordion (MP3 file). The first 6 minutes present an overview of the sounds. For the remaining part I played for fun in front of my desktop PC. Using headphones will help appreciate better the tonal quality of the accordion.

ALPENECHO Accordion Sound Demo

This accordion has been designed and built for the performing entertainer. You will love its visual appeal, smooth mechanics, and live and rich tone.

The acoustic accordion is offered with a full year warranty serviced at the Accordion Gallery in Flemington, NJ. Local US support is extremely important. Overseas shipping is expensive and risky and turn around times are long. Call 973-219-9259 with any questions or for a phone demo.

The back side of the bass body has a cut-out (the lighter colored wood in the picture below) for more comfortable access to the bass buttons.

The above picture shows the 3 bass microphones. The picture below gives a suggestion for looping the amplification cable around the bass strap for a more secure connection. You can move freely on stage without worrying about accidentally disconnecting the cable or having static noise due to movements at the connector.

Limex uses a combined cable for their MIDI and amplification electronics. This accordion has only amplification. You will use the gray (treble) and black (bass) jacks. The true stereo setup allows you to apply independed frequecy equalization to treble and bass sounds keeping the brightness of the treble side while enhancing the depth of the Helikon bass.

The cable is new. It was removed from the plastic bag just to test the amplification. The low E bass sounds truly fabulous amplified.