Castiglione Roland V-Accordion Pages

FR7X Piano & FR7X Button Button FR7b, FR5b, FR3b, FR3x FR2 FR2b FR1 FR1b FR1X FR1Xb Specifications Comparison Sheet

Watch and listen to the "New" Roland FR7X V-Accordion

Watch the 2nd Annual Roland V-Accordion Contest 2008 Group 1. Group 2 Group 3

Watch a video of Steve Albini playing his Roland FR 7 V-Accordion on You Tube.

Watch a video of Domenico Scarlatti.

Watch a video of Dmitriev.

Watch a video of Archie Main

Examples of Songs recorded from the V-Accordion Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Example 5 Example 6 Example 7 Example 8 Example 9

Client playing the Roland FR-7 Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4.

Roland Technology and Specs Page Roland's Piano Accordion Page Roland FR-7 Demo

DVD available upon request!

22 Orchestral Treble Sounds:

22: Trumpet, Trombone, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Oboe, Harmonica, Muted Harmonica, Violin, Pizzicato, Flute, Pan Flute, Highland, Zampogna, Jazz organ, Perc. Organ, Rotary Organ, Term. Organ, Scat Voice, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Piano

7 Orchestral Bass Sounds

Acoustic Bass, Bowed Bass, Fingered Bass, Picked Bass, Fretless Bass, Bariton Tuba, Bariton + Bass

Specifications

Right Hand 41 Keys Piano Type with velocity. Left Hand 120 Bass buttons with velocity

Keyboard Mode

Right Hand: Solo, Dual, High/Low (for Orchestral Sounds) Left Hand: Standard, Free Bass

Bellows

Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure, by a high resolution pressure sensor

Sound

Tones: Accordion Set 30 full programmable * Each Accordion Sets including: 14 Treble registers 7 Bass registers 7 Free Bass registers 22 Orchestral sounds

7 Treble Reed Footages 5 Bass Reed Footages 3 Chord Reed Footages 2 Free Bass Footages

PBM (Physical Behavior Modeling)

Noises

Stopping-reed growl Closing valve noise Left button noise Individual Reed Simulation Hysteresis threshold Expression curve Pressure variant filter Pressure variant pitch deviation

Switching Reed Sound Wave

By bellows acceleration By note repetition speed

Musette-Micro-Tuning Presets

16: Off (Standard), Dry, Classic, Mauge, American L/H, North Europe, German L/H, Morn L/H, Alpine, Italian L/H, French, Scottish

Effects

Reverb 8 Types Chorus 8 Types Delay 10 Types Rotary for Orchestral Organ Sound Slow/Fast "Cassotto" and "Sordina" Simulation Yes

Knob Controls

Volume, Treble/Bass balance, Reverb, Chorus, Delay

Encoder Data Edit with Enter switch

Panel Switches

Treble Registers: 14 + Master + Orchestra

Bass Registers 7

Navigation Switches

Up, Down, Menu/Write, Exit/Jump

Other Switches

Accordion Set Up/Down, Sordina On/Off, Power

Display

48 x 84 graphic backlit LCD

Rated Power Output

2 x 25 W RMS

Speakers

10cm x 2 speakers (using Neodymium Transducer Magnets), Tweeters x 2

Onboard Connectors

Headphone jack (Stereo), Output jack (Stereo), Multi Connector (to FBC-7)

Battery

Rechargeable Ni-Mh battery pack 24V-4500mAh

Color Variation

Dark Grey & Red

Supplied Accessories

FBC-7 (Power supply/Battery Charger), Owner's Manual, Straps

External FBC-7 Specifications

5 Programmable Foot switches (Set Up/Down, Register Up/Down, Sustain), Multi connector (towards Accordion), Expression Pedal jack, MIDI connectors (In, Out, Thru), Output jacks (L/Mono, R), AC Inlet

Size and Weight

Width: 528 mm 20-13/16 inches Depth: 275 mm 10-7/8 inches Height: 423 mm 16-11/16 inches Weight: 11.5 kg 25 lbs. 6 oz.

*The specifications are subject to change without notice.

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