Different brands

Hi folks,

Recent surgery forces me reluctantly to give up my MIDIfied Hohner Atlantic,
as I can no longer bear its weight, even when sitting. I shall have to go
back to a 72 bass.

But I want something a little better than the Hohner Student 72 that I
started on. I don't play folk music or polka, but swing era standards and
what little jazz improvisation my lack of virtuosity allows. So my
preference is for an accordion with a rich rather than reedy tone, more vox
Hammond than vox humana.Best of all would be an instrument tuned LMH, but in
a 72 bass that would seem to be vanishingly rare.

I know that by restricting myself to 72 basses, I am limiting the field of
choice. However, looking back over previous posts describing various makes
and brands does suggest several possibilities. I have come down to two:
Excelsior 1272, or Fisitalia 34.45.

Ideally I should tour the shops and dealers, trying out as many different
instruments as possible. But that's not really a practical option, given the
distances even in a small country like the UK.

Perhaps some of the experienced players, dealers or re-sellers in this group
could make me a recommendation?

Thanks,

Paul

(Oh, and if anyone is interested in buying my Atlantic IV, with internal
mikes and MIDI, recently tuned and still under guarantee...)

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Paul Kriwaczek
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