A First Look At Your Fr-18 Diatonic; The Sections Of Your Fr-18 Diatonic; Bellows Resistance Regulator - Roland V-Accordion FR-18 diatonic Owner's Manual

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A first look at your FR-18 diatonic

Let us first take a look at how the FR-18 diatonic is organized and how it is operated.

The sections of your FR-18 diatonic

Let's briefly look at the various "sections" of your instru-
ment, as that will help you understand how your FR-18
diatonic works.
Treble section
A
Treble section (right-hand manual)
This section is normally used for playing the melody.
It is velocity sensitive.
B
Bass and chord section (left-hand manual)
This section is normally used to play the accompani-
ment. The FR-18 diatonic's bass and chord section is
velocity sensitive.
C
Bellows
The bellows is an extremely important part of any
accordion. The movement of the bellows indeed lends
expression and dynamics to the sound.
The bellows of the FR-18 diatonic is so accurate and
responsive that you have perfect control over your
performance.
The bellows' inertia can be set with the resistance
regulator and air button.

Bellows resistance regulator

Your FR-18 diatonic is equipped with a bellows resis-
tance regulator and air button that allows you to specify
the bellows' inertia (the force needed to push and pull
it).
Bellows
Bellows resistance regulator. Press
and turn to select the bellows'
resistance.
Bass and chord
section
It is located next to one of the bellows clips and
mounted onto the air button (which allows you to
release remaining air from the bellows without produc-
ing sound).
• Press the wheel and rotate it clockwise to select a
stronger inertia.
• Press the wheel and rotate it counterclockwise to
select a lighter inertia.
• Press either of the two air buttons (1, 2) to purge
the remaining air from the bellows and close it
without sound.
V-Accordion FR-18 diatonic
A first look at your FR-18 diatonic
B
A
Air buttons: press to purge
remaining air after playing.
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