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Subject:   Re: Re: Re: Re: Any random tips/info about playing triple row? and Lagniappe
Name:   JimPettijohn
Date Posted:   May 20, 08 - 10:01 AM
IP Address:   69.140.97.65
Message:   Darryl

I'm not sure what thread you mentioned about triple row vs. one row. Obviously Zydeco is played on both the one row and two row and three row, piano accordion, etc.

Seems to me that Cajun doesn't sound quite right on anything but a Cajun accordion (in my ears).

I just re-tuned my G Hohner an hour ago from 5 cents to 10 cents wet, and I'm not that my style of Cajun sounds very good on it. The chords sound like complete crap.

I'm beginning to wonder if I should vary how 'off' each individual reed is. I'm probably doing it wrong in the first place by tuning each reed exact.

Even with Cajun tuning, 10 cents wet on a low G accordion doesn't please my ears (yet).

I do, however, love the sound of 10 cents wet on my high F accordion.

I never took into account that a lower key might not sound as good for Cajun if tuned 10 cents.

Oh well, I sure as hell am not going through the tedium of re-tuning it for the third time!

Back to the conversation....

Zydeco is very simple sounding compared to Cajun, at least some zydeco is arguably is much easier. Problem is I've trained my fingers to the point that they don't want to follow the zydeco path. I need strict training, I believe, in order to learn.

Anyway, I'll leave it at that for now

Cheers

Jim
Replies:    
For starters, find the flat 3rd. by David Sousa · May 20, 08 - 9:40 AM
Corey's DVD. by Johnny Ace · May 20, 08 - 10:07 AM
Re: Corey's DVD. by Johnny Ace · May 20, 08 - 10:16 AM
Re: For starters, find the flat 3rd. by JimPettijohn · May 20, 08 - 10:52 AM
Re: Any random tips/info about playing triple row? by meloderon · May 20, 08 - 1:50 PM
Re: Any random tips/info about playing triple row? by Glenn · May 21, 08 - 8:37 AM
I aggree with Corey Ledet's DVD by Maz Acadien du Nord · May 21, 08 - 7:44 PM
Re: Any random tips/info about playing triple row? by craig · May 23, 08 - 9:46 AM


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