Factory accordions

Without a doubt, this musical instrument, despite its relative youth, the most referred to on the Internet. The first accordion appeared in Russia in the early nineteenth century, thanks to the original sound and visual appeal, quickly became popular. Number of masters harmonicas business has grown so that the fishery for their production in Tula became the second most important.
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In 1870 Nikolay Ivanovich Beloborodov, trying to expand the musical possibilities of the instrument, produces double-row accordion with a full chromatic scale, including not only the seven basic notes, but five semitones.



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Since all private factories in pre-revolutionary Russia were based on cottage industry and were not suitable for conversion to industrial enterprises, in 1930 in the Tula factory starts building harmony, which in a few years has been adjusted production.



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In the old Soviet times, this is the largest union in the plant produced 5000 accordion and accordion in a month, now only 300. The cheapest model - odnogolosyj souvenir-row accordion is 5000 rubles, and live multi-timbral chetyrehgolosiya accordion 420,000 (I'm not mistaken in zeros ), student of 25.

 - So after all, is it difficult to break the accordion? - I ask the chief engineer.
 - Well, it all depends on the amount, but, by the way, if a tool shed glass of vodka, it will deteriorate. Fur melted and tear as a result. Accordion, for example, do not like to go on tour China - accordion in a week swell from moisture, if not made of seasoned wood for five years.
 - A torn half brings repaired?
 - No, I never have been.
 - In the New Year, March 8 play at work when celebrating?
 - At the table there, is to invite a team, they act.
 - Play, of course, all employees are able to?
 - What for? Not all at once production technology is important, but on checking and setting, of course, play.



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The factory three workshops: carpentry, metalwork and assembly. Surprisingly young chief designer leads us on the floors. In my view it should have been, at least, the old man.
 - How long does it take to design a new model?
 - If you use ready-made items - a month.
 - So fast?
 - What's so hard about that? If you look, the accordion - the thing is quite simple.



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Carpentry - purely masculine shop.



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Traditionally, bayans off with celluloid. All models look classic. No Kevlar, carbon fiber and brushed aluminum - the sound is not the same. "Mods" also brought the body from Italy, they are more interesting, and is here inserted our guts "because Tula sound has not been canceled."



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First celluloid is soaked in acetone.



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Then, when it is soft, tight and polished details.



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Behind these scraps Soviet Tula especially boys went to the factory and garbage, adding to them a tube of toothpaste, received an excellent rocket. Moscow were forced to spend money on celluloid canisters and tennis balls dymovushek. Now I write and am upset that not picked up a pair of sheets. My daughter would show a master class, and that now the Chinese firecracker easier to buy than to do something.



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All the details of its own production



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Production of accordion 95% manual labor. The only component that uses CNC - decorative grille.



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Upscale master work in separate rooms, including mahogany and home-made planes, but not in the general shop.



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It is believed that a really good accordion is going to be a master. It is a model with seven chin registers - buttons at the top and push in the game without hands.



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So it made lump Voice plates.



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That she makes a sound.



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Bayan belongs to the reed musical instruments. Passing through the hole, the air shakes metal planochki.



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Each nastroyschitsa sitting in a booth



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Kuskov Voice plates of the tubes supplied with air, built-in microphone captures stand frequency



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Computer error reports. Then the tip of the tongue light touch Needle cut away at a tiny portion, changing its weight and hence sound.
 - And if you cut down too much? - I ask the tuner.
 - Then cut away the tongue closer to the top and so the circle.



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But in the finale, when the accordion is assembled entirely, it still sets the master is already listening.



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On one half shell assembly takes at least 3-4 weeks, each employee collects from its beginning to the end



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The left half shell contains 2000 items.



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 - You collect the whole month! Then he probably can not see?
 - What do you! We are going through, we go to the Adjuster, learn, do not want to mess then at the back.



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All that has 2 rows of keys - the accordion, at Boyana 3-5 series accordion to the keys on the piano. In Europe the button accordion has found that outwardly from the layman does not distinguish accordion.



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Tie-dye, and a logo. The names of all models - Cyrillic.



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The last stage - packing. Bayan wiped and put in a bag. All.



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