V-accordion Man

Fri May 23, 2008 6:51 pm

He has commented on it before. That's why he doesn't play a full-size accordion onstage. It's one thing to stand up to play the accordion, it's another thing to dance, run and jump around stage with it and lift it above your head with one hand.

I'm pleased to hear, though, that Dick Contino is still performing.

Post by **Radiogal1** » Sat May 24, 2008 2:20 pm

Orthography Enthusiast @ May 23 2008, 05:51 PM wrote: It's one thing to stand up to play the accordion, it's another thing to dance, run and jump around stage with it and lift it above your head with one hand.

I hadn't thought about that, but you're right. He does do a lot of physical dancing and other stunts on stage when playing his accordion. Well, it should be easier on his back now since the FR-2 weighs about 16 pounds.

Linda

weirdalfan1000000 · Post by **weirdalfan1000000** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:47 pm

How much did it cost?

Post by **Eithne** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:29 am

Radiogal1 @ May 23 2008, 08:43 AM wrote: Hi guys!

Roland went back and updated their interview with Al and included cool pics of him playing the FR-2 model. It's worth checking out! Here's the link.

http://www.rolandus.com/community/insid ... ticleId=74

So, he's got the FR-7 and FR-2 models. Very cool! I wonder if he'll bring the FR-2 model with him for his next tour? One thing that stood out in the interview was when he commented about the weight of a regular accordion being heavy for him on stage. He's never commented about that before. I'm not sure if I agree with that though. Dick Contino is almost 80 years old and still does live shows in Las Vegas with his 29 pound Petosa which he plays standing up!!! That's heavier than most standard sized accordions.

Linda

omg! awesome pics

- and a great interview - thanks for posting!!