• The Wizard Accordionist: The Famous Studies of L. C. Hanon is a comprehensive classical accordion technique book from the Ampco Library series.
• The material presents the complete Hanon exercises adapted for accordion, arranged in full by Pietro Deiro Jr. with detailed fingering indications, metronome markings, and explanatory notes in English.
• Format is a collection-style song and study book for solo accordion, using standard staff notation in A.A.A. notation and covering scale patterns, arpeggios, chords, and progressive technical drills.
• Sections include preparatory scale studies, extension exercises for various finger combinations, legato thirds, chromatic scales, virtuoso studies for repeated notes, chords of the diminished and dominant seventh in arpeggios, and a chapter of supplementary left-hand rhythms.
• Published by Accordion Music Publishing Co., 46 Greenwich Ave., New York, N.Y.; copyright 1952 and printed in the United States of America. Cover lists series number No. 734 with original price of $1.50 net.
• This vintage study book is ideal for accordionists seeking a systematic Hanon-based regimen to develop dexterity, coordination, and classical technique on the modern accordion.
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• Condition: Vintage 1952 softcover accordion study book with obvious external wear but is solid and complete and still has years and years of Accordion practice and training remaining. The original cardboard covers are gone, but the rest of the interior pages are present, The front and last page have pulled loose from the staples. The pages show mild age toning, surface soiling, creases, edge and corner wear, and multiple spine tears with some paper chips loss along the fold. A few inner pages near the spine have matching chips at the inner margin. Occasional small penciled or teacher/student red pencil marks appear in top margins, but the stapled binding holds and all music notation and text are complete and fully legible. A previous owner stamped a name and address on the first and last pages.

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