I have taken it upon myself to reintroduce cultures and styles from immigrants to No Amwerica largely unknown....
so in a sense.. it is new just as Cedric reintroducing of introducing the classic home gron music
and what s particular refreshing is like it used to be when I was a kid.." you run what you brung"
in this case a very simple Erica..
My guess is that the box may be a C/F doesn't sound quite low enough for a G/C but it could be given that these boxes have only 2 middle reeds and about 17 cents wet...
I think most of us would agree that there is a quiet fire in this music..
soul smoldering stuff...
As I have said before , historically more good music
has been made on Hohners than any other brand
I love 1 rows but there is also magic in a 2 row..
I prefer them over 3 rows..
lissten to early Tex Mex and what Santiago Limenez and the boys dod with old 2 row Hohners before the rage of the 3 row..
Yes, sometimes old is new. Bless all those who bring back what seemed lost.
I was talking with an hispanic man recently whose grandfather played accordion. He remembers three rows as a relatively new instrument. The main thing was two rows cost less and no one ever had a great deal of money for such things. I suspect Santiago Jimenez (Sr.) started on a two row.
If it is a C/F, then the pitch on the recording must have been changed. When I was trying to figure out the key for Claude, I pulled out the guitar and played along. Much to my surprise, it came out that the chords were B and F#. I thought maybe the guitar was out of tune, but I checked it with my tuner and it was fine.
So either the pitch of the recording was changed, or this accordion is in an unusual key. I wonder which it is?
Boozoo, many of you will recall, recorded on a two row Erica and was photographed with both an Erica and Corona. John Delafosse once played a mic'ed Erica as well as a Hohner Corso.. Evo plays in CF Pokerwork on his vid..and it does the trick.. I suspect that one was a CF that Cedric is playing ??
That old La la music is way underexposed IMHO.. I am hoping for some re-releases of Mr. Sam's work.. it's great to see/hear Cedric bringing it back to us.
but with modern electronics and recording techniques. anything is possible
The cool thing about C/F 2 rows is that they seem to be one of the least desirable key systems.. unless you live in the Netherlands.. in which case nearly every one plays a C/F
Also the Brits play D/G first and a second choice is often C/F
I owned a brilliant C/F Corso ....and a Pressed Honey Pokerwork from the late 40's... excellent machine