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NORTHUMBRIAN SMALLPIPES

   
Definition: an English bellows blown bagpipe with small cylindrical closed-end chanter, and 3 or 4 drones. Other variations include Northumbrian half long bagpipes. Probably developed from the French musette.

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ACCORDIONS

Ideal for beginners, is the 48 bass, usually with 6 rows of 8, allowing accompaniment in the keys of Bb, F, C, G, D, & A. The treble of the 48 and 12 basses usually has 26 keys, just enough for most tunes. A 120 bass with 41 treble keys is the full size model, The bass gives a chromatic scale, and all the chords, in 6 rows of 20...read more
May 2025: We are not currently accepting online orders as our dispatch center is closed for a couple of weeks. Please contact us with any inquiries and we will get back to you as soon as we can
Scarlatti ASCARI I Piano Accordion, 24 Bass. Red 30 treble keys from G to C
Scarlatti ASCARI IIR Piano Accordion, 48 Bass. Red 26 treble keys. 8 by 6 bass configuration
Scarlatti ASCARI 72R Piano Accordion, 72 Bass. Red 34 treble keys, 12 by 6 bass configuration
Scarlatti Piano Accordion, 8 Bass. Red 22 treble keys. Ideal as a starter instrument