Dear Accordion Friends,

This is one of the most intriguing and fascinating accordions that I have seen and played. I couldn't resist the temptation to own it once I looked at some pictures. Being able to feel and play it brought my excitement to a whole new level. I would describe this Giulietti accordion as the ultimate instrument for an orchestra setting. Another perfect application would be for a recording musician who would like to overlay a solo part with acoustic bass part, harmony, and even unique acoustic effects. The amount of features is almost overwhelming. Think about having several different instruments:

• 4/5 reed LMMH full size accordion with tone chambered bassoon and beautiful musette tuning

• Bass accordion with a special oversized reeds that play one octave below the standard bassoon set and are located in the tone chamber for a fast full response. You can play either these reeds alone or in a combination with the standard bassoon reeds for octaves effect. Use it in an orchestra or to record a bass line for your arrangements.

• MIDI accordion with absolutely unique MIDI mixer that allows you to control two MIDI arrangers independently. This was revolutionary in the 1990s and to this day remains a rare feature only available by special request. The grill controller is fully programmed. I plugged the instrument to an Orla module and it used it to its full capabilities. In fact, I was never able to manually select various features from the Orla as good as they have been programmed on this instrument. You can recall right from the grill 99 different registrations, each one with its own rhythms, orchestral sounds and effect.

Now imagine the 3 accordions described above combined in one powerful instrument that will allow you a full array of synergistic capabilities like 22 different treble sounds, nine of them absolutely unique and not available on ANY other bass or regular accordion. For example, you have a classic harmonium reed combination (LMH)  as well as L'LM reed configuration where L' is an octave below the bassoon (L) reeds. In a sense you can transpose the full range of the harmonium an octave lower and this way extend the range of this switch over almost 5 octaves. In a similar way you can extend the tonal range of the standard bassoon, clarinet, bandonion, oboe, organ switches as well as create absolutely unique reed combinations like L'L, L'M, L'H, L'LMM etc. (see the close-up picture of the treble switches for all possibilities). Having these unique acoustic sounds will empower your creativity and imagination and you will not want to stop playing the instrument. Well, it weighs 32 lb and you might need a break once in a while. Compared to the 33-35 lb bayans and classical accordions with extended keyboards this Giulietti feels much better balanced. By the way, you can cover a wider range than the 45-keys extended keyboard converter accordions and compete with the range of chromatic concert accordions.

• Made in Italy in the 1990s
• Hand made reeds
  
• 5 treble sets of reeds - L'LM1M2H
• 5 sets of bass reeds - low A! - cathedral sound effect from the Bass Tone Chamber
• The M2 clarinet reeds are musette tuned
  
• Double Tone Chamber (L'L)
• Full size professional keyboard - 41 walnut keys, 24 keys with black Lucite finish and 17 chromatic keys with white pearl finish
  
• 21 treble switches plus Pal Master for 22 different treble sounds, some of them absolutely unique. Please, see my description above and the photographs for the specific reed combinations assigned to each switch.
• 120 pearl bass buttons - very friendly layout and excellent action
• 7 bass registers with spotless chrome plating
  
• Dark blue bellows lined in black with excellent compression. You would need to open it half of the way compared to a normal 4-reed accordion due to the larger depth of the bellows folds and the wider body of the accordion.
• Master MIDI with a very friendly and fully programmed grill controller, MIDI mixer, and all cables and instruction document - all tested and works perfect
• The accordion weighs 32 lb. It is definitely not a "strolling" instrument. However, if you play seated you will be pleasantly surprised by the excellent balance of the instrument and the relative ease of handling. My first session with it lasted more than 3 hours and felt like an instant. There is so much to explore both acoustically and with the electronics.
• Excellent (new) shoulder straps
• Original hard-shell case and a special custom made leader case for the MIDI accessories
  

This is a new old stock accordion, sold to a school and practically never used. I acquired it with help from Jeff Iacono at Borsini USA. This accordion belongs to concert stages, it deserves to be played, recorded, and enjoyed. If you have protects in mind that can benefit from such an instrument, say you would like to use it for a specific recording session or a concert, please contact us and we will consider your offer or even possible rental plans.

This is a new accordion and all MIDI contacts are pristine and work without any noise or delay.









Please, note the very neat and professional cable routing.










The MIDI power supply serves the role of a MIDI mixer and allows the performer to control simultaneously 2 MIDI arrangers.
One can choose to separate the left and right channels or to play them through one combined output.
The grill controller is fully programmed and recalls 99 full orchestrations.

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