Atzarin Accordion - Introduction

As the best embodiment of Atzarin is in the shape of a bandonion, development has concentrated entirely on designing a new kind of bandonion specifically for Atzarin keyboard layouts on both hands. However, the arrangement of notes was originally intended for the right hand keyboard of medium sized "diatonic" or bisonoric accordions.

Despite this, the development of an Atzarin accordion has so far been postponed, largely because of certain features inherent to accordion design that have considerable impact on playing technique when using an Atzarin layout. This section of the web site aims to explain those features and how they are taken into account when proposing different possible Atzarin accordion embodiments.

The proposed models of an Atzarin accordion fall into two categories, modified existing designs on the one hand, and a brand new design on the other. Each has its own pros and cons.

Using a modified existing design would help to keep costs down and would be user friendly in that it would still look and feel familiar to people who already play some kind of accordion, but may limit the capabilities of the layout by having the wrong shaped keyboard on the treble side or the "limitations" of conventional accordions on the bass side.

A brand new design, however, whilst making full use of all the advantages offered by an Atzarin layout, may represent too radical a departure from the accordion "norm" and may put off people migrating from other kinds of accordion. Anyone willing to try such a radical design might just be better off taking up the Atzarin bandonion which overcomes the limitations and drawbacks of the accordion.