Siwa & Figli Super Cobra MIDI Accordion

The Super Cobra is the compact version of the Super Quattro Artist, the top of the line Siwa & Figli concert accordion. Selecting a Siwa accordion you partner with a team of musicians, craftsmen, and engineers with knowledge of the time-tested accordion building practices and access to state of the art technology, a team enriched with experience of restoring more than 1000 accordions and able to combine the best features from all of them, a team with a vast network of accordionists constantly providing their feedback. You become part of a Community.

Many accordionists have joined our Siwa & Figli Community as customers, featured artists, friends. We invite you to try the Super Cobra and experience its tonal quality and character. It will remind you of the finesse and richness of the 1960's Super VI treble sound, enhanced with the 1980's Guerrini President deep and strong bass sound. Yet, the Super Cobra has a character of its own. It has been ergonomically optimized and is about 2.5 lb lighter than the Guerrini with the center of gravity brought closer to the performer's body. The mechanical and acoustic balance is impressive. The overall efficiency is extraordinary. You can enjoy a vast dynamic range and play from very soft to very loud and the instrument will respond instantly to your creative artistic demands. You have to experience the accordion and be aware of how little effort it needs to reward you with its harmonic richness and explosive response.

Here is a summary of the features.

Made in Castelfidardo, Italy
Hand made Binci reeds with genuine leather reed valves
4/5 sets of reeds
LMMH reed configuration
Concert Tuning
Double Tone Chamber (LM)
41 keys, 18.5" (47 cm) keyboard - wooden keys with ivory finished key tops - smooth edges - a delight to play
13 different treble switches - Bassoon (L), Bandonion (LM1), Accordion (LM1M2), Sax (LM2), Harmonium (LM1H), Organ (LH), Musette (M1M2H), Violin (M1M2), Flute (M2H), Oboe (M1H), Sopran (M2), Clarinet (M1), and Piccolo (H)

Palm master (LMMH) - doesn't repeat above the keyboard. This way you have 14 distinct treble sounds.
120 black pearl bass buttons
9 bass switches providing matching bass reed combinations for each of the treble sounds
Tone chamber in the bass with low G reed configuration
Large volume bellows
The best quality accessories available today - bellows protector, generously padded genuine leather straps, and case with wheels and a second handle
Factory installed Hey-di Dynamic MIDI system for treble and bass

State of the art Hall Effect (electromagnetic) sensors
The most intuitive and friendly grill controller, easy to program and use (comes to you fully programmed)
Two treble sections allowing for mixing many orchestral sounds
Bellows Dynamics
Power supply (also serves as Sound Module), cables, and accessories bag are included
Built-in sound card ! - ready to use without need for additional MIDI modules
MIDI manual and Sound Library available for download at the links below:

Hey-di MIDI Manual
Sound Library

Stereo condenser microphones (7 treble + 3 bass microphones) - the amplified acoustic sound blends beautifully with the electronics voices

Separate Volume controls for Treble and Bass

Siwa & Figli's Hey-di MIDI system was developed in collaboration with Logic Systems. The grill controller is integrated in the accordion grill and doesn't affect the sound projection. It combines elegant appearance with powerful features. The internal sound card offers more than 800 accordion and orchestral sounds and effects allowing the flexibility to perform without external MIDI module. Right from the grill you can adjust volume, bellows dynamics, change octave for particular section or transpose the entire instrument, select different instrument sounds in real time etc. The 2 independent treble sections allow for simultaneous selection of accordion and orchestral sounds. The internal memory consists of a ROM part with factory programmed orchestral sounds (5 for bass section, 5 for chords section, and 2x11 for the 2 treble sections) and Flash component where you can store your favorite presets (6 for bass, 6 for chords, and 2x12 for the 2 treble sections). In addition, there are 12 user banks (registrations) to store your favorite system parameters. Either use the factory programs or create your own and recall them in real time. In summary, you can store and instantly recall from the grill panel 66 treble sounds, 11 bass sounds, and 11 chord sounds as selected from the 800+ available in the built-in sound library. One can access the internal sound card while controlling an optional external MIDI arranger. The system can be used with headphones for private practice.

The accordion can be played without additional MIDI modules using the hundreds of built-in sounds and effects. However, if the performer desires to use external MIDI module it is possible to use it in addition to the internal sound card. Any MIDI module will work with this state-of-the-art system. The following (optional) MIDI modules/arranges are available for purchase with this accordion:

Ketron XD3 like new, custom made travel case or gig bag included
Solton MS40 MIDI module (optional Balkan rhythms/styles 7/8, 9/8, 11/8 etc.)
Roland BK 7-m

This is a new accordion. It is offered with three years warranty serviced at the Accordion Gallery. Local support is very important.
The new owner will enjoy a beautiful instrument with smooth mechanics, impressive tonal character, and very strong sound projection. The MIDI will open a whole new world for orchestration and musical expression. The microphones can be used independent of the MIDI.

Call me at 973-770-6877 to schedule your visit to the Accordion Gallery and try this beautiful instrument.

The MIDI controller is programmed. Through the gill panel the performer can recall any preset, activate bellows dynamics,
turn on/off each MIDI channel etc. You can view and download the manual and the Sound Library content using the link below:

Hey-di MIDI Manual
Sound Library

The microphones and MIDI are professionally installed at the factory without
any interference with the acoustic and mechanical components of the instrument.

The instrument body and tone chamber are built from aged solid mahogany.

The finest hand-made Binci reeds with genuine leather reed valves guarantee the best response and efficiency you can get today.

A look inside the bass compartment reveals the tone chamber and custom voiced reeds.
The low G bass reed configuration will give you a new appreciation of the bass depth and tonal power.

The accordion comes with an excellent solid case with reinforced corners, thick internal padding and a cover for
keyboard protection. The keys for the case are included. All MIDI accessories fit in a small custom-made bag.

See you at the Accordion Gallery.