Beltuna Studio IV LMMMH MIDI

I purchased this Beltuna accordion for myself in 2004 and enjoyed it a lot. In addition to being a lovely acoustic instrument with perfect mechanics, it has one of the best MIDI grill controllers and is fully programmed with more than a hundred of orchestral presets. (This is the package developed by Petosa for their top of the line MIDI accordions. If you've listened to Chuck Berger you know what to expect.) Each preset has 4 different variations based on the combination of instruments or the accompaniment style (if used with an external MIDI arranger like Solton, Ketron, Orla). There is a built-in sound card that allowed me to enjoy the electronic sounds without the need to hook up additional MIDI module. A year later I added a Solton MS40 and was pleasantly surprised to discover that the accordion MIDI controller was pre-programmed to control even the rhythmic section and the various styles of the Solton MS40. All that in addition to accessing the built-in orchestral sounds.

The instrument still looks like brand new. It didn't even cross my mind I would sell it until last week when I realized I hadn't played it for more than 2 years now... Apparently an instrument so nice deserves more attention and it is time to pass it on. Here is a summary of the features.

Made in Italy
4/5 sets of Hand-finished reeds
41 keys, 19.25 " keyboard - wooden keys with pearl key tops - smooth edges - a delight to play
4 sets of treble reeds - LMMM - Musette Tuning
9 treble switches - see the pictures for the corresponding reed combinations
Palm Master switch (LMMM)
5 sets of bass reeds - 4 bass registers
120 pearl bass buttons, each one is surrounded by felt for very smooth and silent action
Factory installed MIDI system for treble and bass; power supply, cables, and a copy of the manual are included
Built-in sound card with a rich library of orchestral sounds and effects
Master Sound MIDI controller with touch sensitive buttons, fully programmed with real time access to 100+ presets
Sennheiser microphones - the amplified acoustic sound blends beautifully with the electronics voices
A complete set of foot pedals allows you to control the entire system in real time accessing all essential features like Start/Stop, Fill-Ins, Intro/Ending, Style change, Registration change, add or remove channels etc. (more details with the pictures below)
Bellows dynamics for volume control
Absolutely air-tight bellows
Backpad for bellows protection
Original Beltuna straps in excellent condition
New hard-shell case
26 lb
Optional MIDI arranger/module Orla XM600 with gig bag - like new

The accordion looks and feels brand new. It has a classic and elegant design. You will be delighted to look at it, to play it, to listen to it.

The MIDI controller is fully programmed. Through the gill panel and the foot switches the performer has a complete
control over the electronics and can recall any preset with all of its variations, fill-ins, into, ending etc. A manual
will be included with the accordion.

The power supply contains a sound card with a rich library of orchestral sounds and effects. You don't need additional MIDI
module in order to sound like a full band. However, you can still hook up an additional MIDI arranger and use simultaneously
its sampled instrumental sounds in addition to the built-in sounds.

A complete set of foot switches is included. The 13-switch board is programmed with all main functions like start, stop, intro,
ending, and various fill-in patterns. The 5-switch pedal board is also programmed and is very practical for live performance.
The first pedal advances through the program presets and the other 4 correspond to different orchestral variations of each
preset. For example, you can add or remove instruments on the fly by selecting different orchestration. A complete
list of the presets will be included with the accordion. This is the same programming that was developed by Petosa for their
top of the line MIDI accordions.