Beltuna Studio IV LMMMH MIDI

This is a beautiful accordion! In addition to being a lovely acoustic instrument with perfect mechanics, it has one of the best MIDI grill controllers and is fully programmed with more than a hundred of orchestral presets. (This is the package developed by Petosa for their top of the line MIDI accordions. If you've listened to Chuck Berger you know what to expect.) Each preset has 4 different variations based on the combination of instruments or the accompaniment style (if used with an external MIDI arranger like Solton, Ketron, Orla). There is a built-in sound card that allows you to enjoy the electronic sounds without the need to hook up additional MIDI module. However, if you connect a Solton MS40 you will be pleasantly pleasantly surprised to discover that the accordion MIDI controller was pre-programmed to control even the rhythmic section and the various styles of the Solton MS40. All that in addition to accessing the built-in orchestral sounds.

The instrument still looks like new. Here is a summary of the features.

Made in Italy
41 keys, 19.25 " keyboard - wooden keys with pearl key tops - smooth edges - a delight to play
4 sets of treble reeds - LMMM
Musette tuned with the M2 and M3 reeds set at -16c and + 16 cents for classic Italian and French sounds
9 treble switches - 3 concert (dry) treble sounds and 6 musette sounds with different degree of tremolo - Mute (closes all reeds so you can play only electronic MIDI sounds), Bassoon (L), Bandoneon (LM1), Accordion 1 (LM1M3), Accordion 2 (LM2M3), Musette (MMM), Violin 2 (M2M3), Violin 1 (M1M3), and Clariner (M1). The switches highlighted in blue correspond to Italian musette. The switches highlighted in red correspond to French musette.
Palm Master switch (LMMM)
4 sets of bass reeds with low-A configuration
4 bass switches; the last one closes all reeds in ase you would like to play only electronic/orchestral bass sounds
120 pearl bass buttons, each one is surrounded by felt for very smooth and silent action
Factory installed MIDI system for treble and bass; power supply, cables, and a copy of the manual are included
Built-in sound card with a rich library of orchestral sounds and effects
Master Sound MIDI controller with touch sensitive buttons, fully programmed with real time access to 100+ presets
Sennheiser microphones - the amplified acoustic sound blends beautifully with the electronics voices
A set of foot pedals allows you to control the entire system in real time accessing all essential features like Preset change, Style change, Registration change, add or remove channels etc. (more details with the pictures below)
Bellows dynamics for volume control
Absolutely air-tight bellows
Backpad for bellows protection
Original Beltuna strap
Hard-shell case (still like new)
26 lb
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-7m
Orla XM 300
Orla XM 600

Here is a link to a shared MP3 file with sound samples: Beltuna Sound Samples (headphones recommended)

Volume pedal is included in case you prefer to use it instead of the bellows dynamics function. The 5-switch pedal board is programmed and is very practical for live performance. The first pedal advances through the program presets and the other 4 correspond to different orchestral variations of each preset. For example, you can add or remove instruments on the fly by selecting different orchestration. A complete list of the presets will be included with the accordion. This is the same programming that was developed by Petosa for their top of the line MIDI accordions.

The power supply contains a sound card with a rich library of orchestral sounds and effects. You don't need additional MIDI
module in order to sound like a full band. However, you can still hook up an additional MIDI arranger and use simultaneously
its sampled instrumental sounds in addition to the built-in sounds.