Concerto is the perfect marriage of an artisan accordion made by old

Concerto is the perfect marriage of an artisan accordion made by old world
craftsmen in the heart of accordion country – Castelfidardo, Italy married together
with the very finest digital electronics designed and manufactured in the USA.
Let us make one for you! – Buying your
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Concerto is a special experience in life. Your
ACOUSTIC
• 41 key 120 bass
• 19” professional walnut keyboard
• 4/5 sets of handmade reeds (custom hand made and tone chamber available)
• Treble switches - 11 plus master palm switch
• Bass switches - 7
• Classical (with piccolo) or Musette tuning
• Lifetime Plexi-glass keys and buttons
• Rhinestone artwork available
• Black professional finish - other colors available by special order
Concerto is not like most other articles you
purchase. Clothing, cars, televisions,
furniture; most are mass produced. In many
cases no human hands touch these products
during their entire creation.
Your new Concerto is assembled entirely by
the hands of loving craftsmen who know
their trade. Each Concerto is an individual
finely tuned and honed to be a perfect piece
of art. You choose the type of tuning, the
colors, the artwork, the type of reeds and
your Concerto becomes your accordion a
one of a kind – its own persona!
Tone Chamber Models – The Concerto
Tone Chamber models feature a solid aged
mahogany chamber with the very finest hand
made reeds and in the case of all special
edition Concerto accordions the ultimate
hand cut triangulated reeds are used. These
special reeds give your Concerto a superior
dynamic range and sonority of truly a world
class concert accordion.
ELECTRONICS
• General MIDI and GS compatible
• Transmits on 8 simultaneous MIDI Channels
• Over 350 CD quality sampled sounds on board
• TRUE Touch Sensitive Keyboard (on/off)
• Real-time bellow expression (on/off)
• Real-time expression pedal with 2 effect switches
• 3 effect footswitch - Phantom, A-Sustain, B-Sostenuto, and C-Damper - A,B,C
are totally programmable for each user register
• 128 Global User Registers (16 songs X 8 register each)
• Archival Memory – expandable to 14 archive positions (64 registers per archive)
• Register sequence advance (side switch on Expression Pedal)
• Phantom - effect of a secondary “Phantom” treble keyboard
• Arpeggio! 3 inversion patterns to use in real time - Freeing the traditional fixed
chords
• Manual Drums - dynamic Drum kit playable on keyboard
• 4 Splits - Various solo and layered effects
• Chord Range - Selects left hand chord inversion
• Bass Range - Selects the lowest sounding Bass note
• Large LQD display (4 lines X 20 characters)
• Small Top Mounted Display - Viewed from the top of the grill
• Digital Repeat with variable speed from 4 - 508 strikes per minute (great for
mandolin, marimba, timpani, and other effects) for bass or treble!
• Digital Reverb adjustable for each section
• Digital Chorus adjustable for each section
• Digital Panning – Pan all sections in stereo
• Digital Repeat – allowing any section to be repeated (marimba type effect) at
a selectable speed.
• Volume balance settings – each section instantly controllable 64 steps
• Velocity Scaling for each section – 64 steps
• Library functions in alphabetical order of all sounds – over 350
• Octave Transposition + or – 3 octaves for each section
• Transpose (real-time) up or down 9 half tones
• Master Tune - master reverb - master chorus settings!
• Constant Bass (on/off)
• C-HOLD Left Hand Freeze allows register to change right hand sounds while
HOLDING left hand sounds
• Optional control pedal (assignable i.e., modulation, portamento etc.)
• Rhythm controls (start/stop, tempo, etc.)
• System exclusive MIDI DATA DUMP!
• World wide automatic switching power supply (AC 50-60Hz, 90-240 volt)
• UL, CSA and GS Approvals
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The Polka model uses the same accordion as the
Professional Deluxe Concerto with the finest superior hand
made reeds with a special musette polka tuning. We then
apply traditional rhinestone artwork. The rhinestones are
the finest Swarovski Crystals made in Austria and are
applied individually by hand making your Concerto Polka
a true piece of art with a vibrant sound and look.
The Professional model is a hand crafted accordion made
with the finest aged woods and materials. The keyboard
like all Concerto accordions is made from aged American
walnut and has a magical fast touch and response.
“No other accordion has been
such a great combination of technology
and old-world craftsmanship.”
– Anonymous
Your Professional Concerto has 4 sets of treble reeds
and 5 sets of bass reeds and is available with either the
highest quality hand made type reeds or available with
the highest superior quality hand made reeds as the
Deluxe Professional model. You may choose the type or
tuning and treble reed configuration - low, two middle
and a high set or low and three middle sets. To further
personalize your Concerto accordion you may select
from numerous colors and finishes. Throughout this
catalog you will see various Special Edition Concerto
models but if you have a color or finish in mind just ask
and let us make one for you!
Both the Polka and Professional accordions are available in tone
chamber models. The Concerto Tone Chamber models feature a solid
aged mahogany chamber with the very finest hand made reeds. These
special reeds give your Concerto a superior dynamic range and
sonority of truly a world class concert accordion.
Your new Gold Edition tone chamber accordion comes
with a solid mahogany tone-chamber. A handcrafted
work of art with the finest artisan made reeds and aged
woods. All attractively packaged with 24K gold fittings
and matching ivory keys and buttons. A true statement
of elegance and refinement!
All Concerto’s feature such wonders as optical sensing
of the treble keyboard so that no mechanical switches or
contacts interfere with the feel and touch of the artisan
crafted keyboard. Plus this Concerto exclusive of optical
sensing provides a sensitivity to your touch bringing both
the digital sounds to life as can only be experienced and
hear on a Concerto accordion.
The optical sensors in the Concerto
provide a sensitivy of touch
that brings digital sounds to life.
The bellows of your Concerto are made of the finest
materials and feature fully stainless steel corners for a
lifetime without corrosion. On the GOLD models these
fittings are further protected and enhanced with 24 karat
gold platting. Sealed inside every Concerto is a transducer
bellows sensor providing accurate bellow expression
control of any or all digital sounds – simply press button
labeled BELLOW on the front panel of your Concerto.
Add all this to features like Phantom, Dynamic MIDI
Expression Pedal, Extended Bass Range & Chord Arpeggios
(freeing the fixed positions of the left hand), and you will
soon discover why there is no competition!
The Concerto Tone Chamber models feature a solid
aged mahogany chamber with the very finest hand made
reeds and in the case of all special edition Concerto
accordions the ultimate hand cut triangulated reeds are
used. These special reeds give your Concerto a superior
dynamic range and sonority of truly a world class concert
accordion.
Your Las Vegas Edition Concerto tone chamber
accordion is considered by many to be the most beautiful
and elegant accordion ever with a graceful bone white
finish made with special celluloid guaranteed not to
discolor with age. The Las Vegas Edition features special
gold engraving and artwork with individually hand applied
Swarovski Crystals made in Austria only the worlds finest
for the worlds finest accordion. Concerto, a complete
system, eliminates the many frustrations of MIDI
accordions yet its powerful GS controller offers
professional control of sounds and digital effects directly
from the grill. Your Las Vegas Edition Concerto is
Your Las Vegas Edition Concerto
is considered by many to be the
most beautiful and elegant accordion ever…
considered by many to be the most beautiful and elegant
accordion ever with a graceful bone white finish made
with special celluloid guaranteed not to discolor with
age. The Las Vegas Edition features special gold engraving
and artwork with individually hand applied Swarovski
Crystals made in Austria only the worlds finest for the
worlds finest accordion.
Concerto, a complete system, eliminates the many
frustrations of MIDI accordions yet its powerful GS
controller offers professional control of sounds and digital
effects directly from the grill.
The Concerto Tone Chamber models feature a solid
aged mahogany chamber with the very finest hand made
reeds and in the case of all special edition Concerto
accordions the ultimate hand cut triangulated reeds are
used. These special reeds give your Concerto a superior
dynamic range and sonority of truly a world class concert
accordion.
Your special Rhapsody Edition Concerto tone chamber
accordion is the classical elegance of deep blue and gold
accessorized with 24 karat gold fittings and ivory keys
and buttons to finish the look of a truly elegant look.
The finish of the Rhapsody edition has a special protective
clear coat coating applied over a rich and elegant cobalt
blue finish. This finish is also available with gold flecks
imbedded deep under the clear coat finish, for a depth
of look that’s only available with this special finish.
To further enhance the Rhapsody Edition special
blue lights and displays are used making your Rhapsody
Edition beautiful with or without the electricity. Who
Concerto makes playing simple
and fun with its unique grill design
and generous use of displays
can resist the look of the elegant blue lighting combined
with rich blue finish and gold fittings!
Concerto makes playing simple and fun with its
unique grill design and generous use of displays (large
east to read display in front and small one on top) makes
playing Concerto simple and fun. The sections for the
left hand Bass, Chord 1 and Chord 2 allow the layering
of 3 sounds in the left hand. The sections for the right
hand Solo, Orchestra 1 and Orchestra 2 allow the layering
of 3 sounds in the right hand all make your Concerto the
richest and fullest sounding accordion found anywhere.
The Concerto Tone Chamber models feature a solid
aged mahogany chamber with the very finest hand made
reeds and in the case of all special edition Concerto
accordions the ultimate hand cut triangulated reeds are
used. These special reeds give your Concerto a superior
dynamic range and sonority of truly a world class concert
accordion.
The Aline is custom made with rose wood with tailored
reed blocks and the finest hand made reeds. Concerto
features 8 Factory Registers (each a professional registration
of sounds & settings for both hands). These Factory Registers
allow you to proudly play Concerto from the very first
moment you put it on (no need to learn about computer
programming). The tone buttons, logically laid out in
musical families such as Pianos, Organs, Guitars, etc. can
easily be assigned to any of the six musical sections making
CONCERTO versatile and easy to use.
Concerto allows you to select and memorize all
functions (volume, reverb, octave, repeat, pedals, bellows,
Imagine having the power to
create special sounds, to archive them
and then recall them
with a push of a button.
and other settings) with the aid of easy to use Menus.
Concerto also features a LIBRARY MENU, with over 350
high quality sampled sounds all in alphabetical order, simply
press a sections UP or DOWN key and watch the sounds
roll by, stop on the sound you want and you’ve got it!
Selecting sounds on Concerto is FUN! Once you have
made your selections, you may store the sounds and settings
as a “user register” which can be recalled instantly with the
touch of one button (8 Register buttons per 16 SONG
buttons). Concerto has memory for 128 USER REGISTERS
built in plus, with archival Flash Memory (allowing over
1,000 total stored registers), the sky is the limit.
Imagine having the power to create special sounds
for the Holidays, for ethnic variations, and be able to
archive these to recall them for a specific job or season.
Concerto includes accordion, deluxe carry case,
portable sound generator (rack mountable), pedals, UL &
CSA approved World-wide power supply, instruction
manual with DVD instructional video.