Pretty Complete Guide to Squeezeboxes

An owner's manual & buyers guide to the identification, selection, purchase, care & maintenance of accordions and concertinas. All about registers, sizes, tuning options, matching the box to the musical style, how to tell them apart, about prices and repairs, sources for further information. Many confusing terms clearly defined: diatonic, chromatic, single action, double action, musette, etc. Including keyboard diagrams, how to evaluate a used accordion, how to ship, how to adjust the straps, how to tune up the band.

Originally published April 1997 (47 pp), revised July 1999 and expanded to 94 pages. Copyright 2001 Wendy Morrison, all rights reserved.

These chapters have been updated, added to, and greatly expanded upon in the book.
Gentle disclaimer: we do our best to keep our information up to date, but the squeezebox world is an active one -- please feel free to confirm any advice with information from other sources!

• Choosing An Accordion
• Musette: How wet is wet?
• Tuning Suggestions
• Treble Voices & Accordion Switches
• Sizes of Piano Accordions
• Diatonic Button Boxes
• Chromatic Button Accordions
• How to Pick a Concertina
• Repairs & Maintenance
• About Buying Old Accordions
• Routine Maintenance
• Used Squeezebox Appraisals
• How to check out a used accordion
• Shipping An Accordion
• Care and Feeding of Your Squeezebox
• All About Straps
• List of Squeezebox Books
• Internet Resources for Squeezebox Info

New Articles:

• Accordions and Back Pain
• Accordion Repair Tips
• Duet Concertinas