Due to weirdness on my computer I can´t actually
see the thing but is it anything like the Farfisa Transichord ( a Farfisa
compact in a accordion case with fake squeezebox ( ? ) . There seems to
have been a limitless need for accordion players back in the day to cross over
to organs without selling out...But..You know how accordion fans are...If you
think this list is so-so you should try accordionists@...
...sinister stuff indeed. The weird thing is that they are also talking about
the intro of " watcher of the skies..."
// Mattias
----- Original Message -----From: mellotrongirlSent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 5:26 AMSubject: [Mellotronists] Re: Vintage Elka qwertyuiop Accordion kybd
That's the hella craziest keyboard I've ever seen. When I first saw
the thing, I thought you tip it up on its left side and play it like
a squeezebox button accordion Acadian style. The short power cord
kind of limits strutting your stuff on stage however! I just can't
imagine someone seated in front of it with its lovely red painted
stand and playing it with two hands like a piano...especially
buttons meant to be played reaching down from the long side like an
accordion on a neckstrap.
No wonder Italians have such a pool of great prog keyboard players.
They first have to master something like this.