Sound Examples

As an experiment in 1996 I made recordings of 2 pieces on 3 different instruments: The vals Desde el Alma and a piece of Bach on

1

my Alfred Arnold PREMIER

2

the new (1996) PREMIER (improved Gutjahr's instrument)

3

the last Gutjahr Bandoneon (about 1992 - owner: Beat Muggli)

The Pictures of instruments 1. and 2. are available at DeJean's Bandoneon Pictures

Instrument 3. (Gutjahr's last one) looks like no. 2. but has a smaller dumper case (2 cm instead of 2,5 cm height).

Although I tried to make good recordings (not musically) the differences on the recording appear not to be as evident as they are really. I have replaced the original large wav files by compressed versions.

• Desde el Alma
  • Alfred Arnold Premier
  • Premier Bandoneonbau Mod D
  • Gutjahr's Mod. D
• Bach
  • Alfred Arnold Premier
  • Premier Bandoneonbau Mod D
  • Gutjahr's Mod. D

Please note that during the last years significant improvements where made on the new instruments. Other manufacturers produce instruments of similar sound behavior.

Other Sources

• Don Nichols' experience in tuning concertinas
• the musical tuning program TUNE!IT Requires Windows and a sound card