How to Play Steirische Diatonic Button Accordion - Buyer's Guide with Alex Meixner

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The hills are alive as Artist-in-Residence Alex Meixner explores the ins and outs of the steirische harmonika. Liberty Bellows Accordion Shop is pleased to collaborate with talented artists to educate the accordion community. More FREE lesson videos here:
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[@petergregorypottery5476]

A wonderful performance and a real joy to listen to.

[@eileenmangold9976]

I couldn't believe the assortment of accordions at Liberty Bellows. I absolutely love my Weltmeister Juwel!

[@galvinatrix1984]

wow, that is the most steampunk accordion ive ever seen!

[@EricNoneless]

That's true lol steirische accordions are very steampunk

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@EricNoneless The horns on the Bass side are there because of the super low Helicon Bass reeds

[@anitamiles5125]

The more gorgeous musical instrument of all to view in my humble opinion. I wish I had money to collect all of them. I don't play at all sorry to say but I would just love to have them to look at. They are precious jewelry😇

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

They're very cool & easy to play

[@doctordoit8269]

O my God I love this! That little Polka jam session for the second half of the video was awesome!

[@MusicConnoisseurian]

I found griffschrift - like sheet music, but visual representation of which button to push. If you just want to play and can read music timing, this was by far the easiest in my opinion. I can almost play a song *the first time thru I've never played by sight reading from this notion. The books can easily be purchased on eBay. The only downside is on more complex songs most griffschrift I've been able to buy is arranged by Michlbauer and I prefer the traditional 4-row Oberkrainer layout.

[@alexmeixner]

Many players enjoy the griffschrift system- I'm not sure what you're referring to as the traditional 4 row Oberkrainer layout vs Michlbauer-- which one has the gleichtone in that terminology? My experience is that the older boxes sometimes have less buttons and therefore the pivot for where the gleichtone is can be a little confusing- and some of the newer manufacturers are adding different chromatic options on the top of the keyboard... and that's before we get to the many options for left hand systems.

[@billroy2780]

Such a joy to hear you play Alex

[@nbhofficial645]

It isn’t thi

[@alexmeixner]

Thanks for enjoying the sounds. Please check out my youtube channel as well for more of my music! Best wishes!

[@EricNoneless]

Loved the songs you played

[@ravikumar-gy7io]

Very nice playing

[@alexmeixner]

Thanks for enjoying!!

[@richedwards9646]

Beautifully played !!

[@alexmeixner]

Thank you for enjoying!! Hope you enjoy my other videos here and on my channel!

[@jstoutimore]

I am familiar with Hohner 3 rows and am looking to buy a steirische, but there's such a wide variety of features that I'm lost. For treble: Hohners have accidental notes but many steirisches don't; and I don't understand the value of gleichtons. On the bass side: What do they mean by: transition bass; X-bass and H-bass; and coupled vs. decoupled? Also, it appears steirisches offer minor bass chords only if specially ordered. Why?

[@alexmeixner]

Ok. So there’s a lot of serious questions there. The Gleichtones serve as a pivot note - it’s the 5th scale degree of the Tonic - so it’s in the major I chord ( I III V) and the I of the V chord. So the common note allows the player to pivot the chordal structures in their voice leading and it’s a common note in the melodic structures allowing more single row harmonic consonance. For the bass notes- there are a ton of reasons for different preferences which are really determined by repertoire and playing preference in my opinion. I hope this helps. If ya want more info feel free to email me at my website.

[@nicpennsylvania]

Alex, I have all the Jevesar books, and I am familiar with Fred Ziwich. You mentioned a Frank _____ sr. but I failed to catch the last name. Could you, or anyone else, let me know who that is?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

There are 6 Row models but those are being revived

[@bradfordkeithmadison953]

Great stuff here! Thanks Liberty and Alex! I have my inherited, wonderful harmonika, and the first Michlbauer book, but what’s the popular general consensus on the best tutor book/video/etc. for the instrument (with gleichton, not traditional Slovenian tuning/setup)? Or, is Michlbauer the one??? Cheers from Texas!

[@alexmeixner]

From my experience the traditional Slovenian setup. tuning has the gleichtone.. (I haven't played any Slovenian boxes that didn't have it-dating back to the oldest Mervar in existence in the USA, as well as old Zelezniks, Lubas, Prostor original Melodijas and Zupans.) I don't have any of the Michlbauer books, but I have seen the videos. If you speak Austrian dialect they are excellent resources. Best wishes on your journey with the instrument and hope to meet you on an upcoming tour to Texas.

[@bradfordkeithmadison953]

Alex Meixner Band - whoops, I meant not the old kranskje (spelling???) tuning/layout, not Slovenian. Anyhoo... I’ll keep at it as best as I can, while also plucking away at my Hohner club layout “practice box”, and hope to catch you live sooner rather than later!

[@jimisru]

What is the name of the waltz on the Beltuna. Lovely playing Alex!

[@christiaanbodewits4540]

Katrina Song.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

There's a really big one that's 85 cm tall it's literally an enormous Accordion:kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKGsfYSHia-Wra8