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Re: Dry vs Wet Tuning

I have seen and played "Cajun" built accordeons with Hohner reeds and Hohner parts.. namely Mouton.

I have also played Hohner HA 114 boxes with drier tuning. I will again suggest it is not necessarily the drier tuning that improves the box so much as Hohner's stock tuning off the bench is grossly inaccurate and by many is called Hohner's "almost" tuning.

I like dry boxes and wet. The older I get the more I prefer a slighty wet tuning.. some call this swing or demi swing.

These tunings make the statement that the instrument is an accordeon and not a diatonic harmonica or concertina.

I have played and owned concertinas that are louder than A Cajun made dry tuned 4 reed box. Namely my Jeffries. A single reed instrument.

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