New box

[Bretton]

Hi. I just received a new free reed instrument from Italy yesterday.

It's a GiUSTOZZi model 11/A. 2-voice (2 reeds per note).



The keyboard is setup like this:



I like it.



-Brett

[Martin Milner]

What a pretty little thing! Hope you have a lot of fun with it!

As a Lilly player, I appreciate the portability of a small box, and as that's what I'm used to I don't really mind the single reed sound.

Presumably the Chord is D on push and A on pull?

[lixnaw]

Presumably the Chord is D on push and A on pull?

We can't argue with that, it's copybook stuff for the basses.
You'r as sound as a bell Martin

[Martin Milner]

Presumably the Chord is D on push and A on pull?

We can't argue with that, it's copybook stuff for the basses.
You'r as sound as a bell Martin

heh, not sure why I bothered to ask that - I think I had another question but couldn't remember what it was!

[lixnaw]

Presumably the Chord is D on push and A on pull?

We can't argue with that, it's copybook stuff for the basses.
You'r as sound as a bell Martin

heh, not sure why I bothered to ask that - I think I had another question but couldn't remember what it was!

Your question probably was if i played basses too? Sure, but not as much as the melody side though

Hi Brett, that's a beautiful box there! Congrats

[Martin Milner]

Nice Picture!

Could you do one that gives a bit of scale - maybe next to another box (rechance a Lilly), or with a ruler in view? I'm trying to imagine how small this thing really is!

[lixnaw]

Sorry, you win Martin.

[Bretton]

Nice Picture!

Could you do one that gives a bit of scale - maybe next to another box (rechance a Lilly), or with a ruler in view? I'm trying to imagine how small this thing really is!

Here it is next to a Susato high D whistle.




-Brett

[lixnaw]

I think Benny McCarthy plays the very same little box,
He uses a puppet of a little baby playing it on stage.

[kmag]

How did you find out about this model?
I don't see it listed on their website. Is there another outlet for their instruments?

[Bretton]

How did you find out about this model?
I don't see it listed on their website. Is there another outlet for their instruments?

http://ecomm.giustozzi.it/aspwnt/aspiil ... Variante=0

It's under "Diatonics" and then "Small Line."

They have larger ones (more reeds) with the same kind of keyboard (one regular row and a small 2nd row of 3 or 4 buttons).

-brett

[kmag]

Thank you very much. I found it.
Kurt

[Tim Hall]

1. I'm a single-reed kinda guy...I thought completely dry tuning with a 2-voice box would be to my liking, and I do like it much better than any wet tuning I've tried, but I really prefer the single-reed sound. One reed is soooo mellow and sweet.

-Brett

Looking at their website, it looks like they do a single-reed model, the 5/A? I tend to agree with you on the sound - I have a one-row toy accordion modified to single-reed per Dale's instructions somewhere on the web, and I prefer it to two-reed wet or dry as well.

Would it be totally gauche to ask about how much the factory charged to build this for you?

Thanks for sharing,

Tim

[Bretton]

Would it be totally gauche to ask about how much the factory charged to build this for you?
Thanks for sharing,
Tim

The initial price was about $400 (US). However, I then paid an extra $50 for tipo-a-mano reeds, $50 for the wire transfer to send them the money, and about $100 for UPS International Express shipping (ouch!). So it ended up being about $600 to get it to my door. Still not bad, I guess, considering the price of accordions.

Came with a nice case and a single strap.

They didn't charge any extra for how I wanted the keyboard setup.

-Brett

[Dale]

Hm. This appeals to me.....

Although I need to go single-reed.