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$3,000 Digital Accordion Offers Up a Full Band In Your Hand

by Thomas Houston on February 15, 2008 at 01:17 PM



For an instrument with such an established history of mainstream popularity and an unparalleled level of cool, the accordion doesn't seem to need any improvements. But Roland recently released the battery-powered FR-2 Accordion, which combines the classic features of the original with new digital enhancements, including built-in drum loops (for adding some percussion to that romantic old tune you'll be playing), MIDI (to add samples), synthesizer additions and a built-in headphone port. Does this mean that Parisian streets with the fabled accordion players are going to suddenly get a lot noisier?

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