Accordion

Accordions (frae 19t-century German Akkordion, frae Akkord - "muisical chord, concord o soonds") are a faimily o box-shaped muisical instruments o the bellaes-driven free-reed aerophone type, colloquially referred tae as a squeezebox.

Accordion

A piano accordion (tap) an a Roushie bayan (bottom)
Keybuird instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	412.132 (Free-reed aerophone)
Developed	Early 19th century
Playin range
Depends on configuration: Richt-haund manual Chromatic button accordion Diatonic button accordion Piano accordion Left-haund manual Stradella bass seestem Free-bass system
Relatit instruments
Hand-pumped: Bandoneón, Concertina, Flutina, Garmon, Trikitixa, Indian harmonium Fit-pumped: Harmonium, Reed organ Mooth-blown: Claviola, Melodica, Harmonica, Laotian Khene, Cheenese Shēng, Japanese Shō Electronic reedless instruments: Electronium, MIDI accordion, Roland Virtual Accordion
Muisicians
Accordionists (leet o accordionists).
Mair airticles
Accordion, Chromatic button accordion, Bayan, Diatonic button accordion, Piano accordion, Stradella bass seestem, Free-bass seestem, Accordion reed ranks & switches