"Standard" tuning is also a "tempered" tuning.. usually 12TET. The Cajun accordeon is usually tuned to a "just" tuning favoring only one key., mostly the key of C. But they often [play in G which gives you the typical Cajun sound. When tuned this way, playing Irish , or English, or Canandian tunes sound "out of tune". Where as the 12TET tuning will sound good in most keys and marginal for Cajun playing. Not all Cajun accordeon makers tune the same. As an example, Savoy has been tuning his latest accordeons flattening only one note. Another note.. many Cajun players are now tuning their boxes "wet", but to a "just" tuning. Excellent video. Though I have owned many fine accordeons, I still enjoy the sound and playability of the HA 114 Hohners.
@RockStarOscarStern6342 жыл бұрын
Ole Carstensen The Cajun Tuning is an Accordion version of Bach's Well Temperament, & the Standard Tuning is the Equal Temperament we all know & love
@larrynavarre2 жыл бұрын
I seek out these explanations of Cajun tuning to understand the mystery of it and this is one of the best explanations I have seen (heard!). Your explanation of the tremolo difference was very helpful but your description of the Cajun tune as “sweet” is exactly why I love it. Great work Ole!
@OleCarstensen2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Larry. Glad to hear you liked it
@josverwiel8 ай бұрын
Very well explained Ole!
@OleCarstensen8 ай бұрын
Thank you, Jos! :-)
@babybloc4 жыл бұрын
Good video on the difference between tuning! 🪗
@accordiondoctor87964 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bruce!
@MatthewZmusician2093 жыл бұрын
Nice, Cajun accordion is cool! I play chemnitzer concertina.
@squigglegames81713 жыл бұрын
nice.
@KennyFishbone3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! I actually like the original tuning but sounds a bit harsh compared to the Cajun tuning
@mdcorreia Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the video. I have one of those and need to replace the bass spoon parts. I would appreciate a link where I c as n buy those. Think you
@melodeondek2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ole, what a really good video this is. Well done. I do a fair bit of tuning myself after am really interested in how you tune the thirds, fourths and sevenths in comparison to standard tuning. Can you please let me know how many cents these notes are plus or minus from the standard tuning. All the best from Scotland. Derek.👍
@dirktube88562 жыл бұрын
Would it also be possible to change a Hohner Marca or other single row accordions without registers and lots of tremolo to cajun tuning? And how complex would the work be? Regarding the tremolo. Is there anything I could do by myself to reduce it?
@OleCarstensen2 жыл бұрын
Hi DirkTube, this tuning can be put into any one row accordion. I have put variants of this also into two-row diatonic accordions. It's a tuning job. So if you know how to tune accordions, you can give it a shot ;-) Cheers, Ole
@Blokfluitgroep Жыл бұрын
Do you know if it gives any problems to play with other instruments or is the difference so minor that it would not a problem?
@OleCarstensen Жыл бұрын
Hi Blokfluitgroep, if you are playing a melody in unison with an instrument that has been tuned with equal temperament (Piano), then it will indeed sound off on the thirds. It does not matter much when the other instrument is accompanying (Guitar) or not at all when the other instrument can intonate (Fiddle). It's closer to the baroque idea of sweetened thirds than to the equal temperament used today ;-) Cheers, Ole