Hi, my name is Gary and I'am just starting out I'am thinking of buying a Weltmeister ten button Cajun accordion with 4 Stops Reeds are H M M L Four reeds sets on the right and 2 reed sets in the bass In the Key of ' C ' From a tuner set at standard A 440, The readings are thus, Stops one and two are 5 cents sharp, Stops three and four are 7 cents sharp. This is not enough for a tremolo or musette sound, But it does fatten the tone to the ear as a little fuller than straight or dry tuning.
I don't know much about them to know, but would this give me a true cajun sounded, accordion .
Thanks,for any help.

If there's a difference in tuning between the reedbanks, than it's not real Cajun as far as I concern.
They need to be in the same pitch.
Some reeds need to be tuned a littler lower.
You can find information on this forum on earlier items.
There are a lot Cajun players who play with wet-tuning.
See wet zydeco myths.
On a Weltmeister gives the first button on the pull not the same note as the second on the push.
Wilfred has that problem on his Weltmeister and let this changed.

actually i would prefer to have the
first button pull be an A, not a G

this is more useful, IMO, than the standard
cajun way..

wle.

Larry,

Is it on a cajun box as I wrote ?
What is the advantage of the way you wrote?

How much will you be paying for this box? $600? $700?

1) The way the reed banks are constructed in these (all banks are perpendicular to the sound board, rather than the two outside banks lying flat), makes for an anemic sound.

2) You will have a hard time selling it when you want to move up to a Louisiana box.

3) If you get a Louisiana box, and then don't continue with learning, you could probably unload it here for close to what you paid for it, if you didn't drag it behind the car, or soak it in lye.

4) The Welties are "ok", but harder to play than a Louisiana box, and then only after being worked on a bit by an accordion shop.

5) If Cajun, or Zydeco, is what you want to play, you can get it tuned right, right from the maker, if you get a La. box.

Dwight is right.
Gus

You'll never hear the end of that!

Hi Gary & welcome to the Forum!

I see you've emailed me directly, but it may be
more beneficial for to respond here .. just in case
someone else is interested in your topic.

For the most part, I agree with the responses that
you've received so far.

I own a "Welt" too, but it's a 2-row B/C Irish job.

It's nice, but it just ain't Cajun :-(

Is it possible for you to try out a LA made box?

You'd get the idea immediately .. there really is no
substitute that I'm aware of.

(Not that you cannot learn on another box, but there
would be challenges as well.)

I've always felt that finding a good used LA "C" box
is a good way to start.

They do turn up here occasionally. Or call Larry Miller
or Mark Savoy's shops?

The Forum will let you know all about wet & dry tuning!

Good luck, let us know what you wind up buying!

Keep squeezin!

--Big

Thanks guys for all the input on this subject it will help me out alot in my decision.