� Leterne, of Paris, patented an instrument similar to that of Busson, but with the second row of reeds tuned slightly away from the first set. � Accordion manufacturing was established in Klingenthal, Germany. � Busson, of Paris, created the first accordion to have a piano keyboard. � Busson, of Paris, patented the flutina polka, which had two rows of reeds. � The accordion was introduced into Japan in 1850 by Sensuke Asahi, who donated one to the Shinto shrine, Miho Jinja in the sparsely populated Shimane prefecture, on the main island of Honshu. The instrument featured 12 bass buttons, arranged in such a manner that all 12 key signatures could be used. � The first chromatic accordion came into being, ordered by a musician named Walter. In the same year Alexandrre Debain finished his harmonium in Paris. He made many prototypes, which were sold in his shop in Krefeld. � Heinrich Band (1821-1860), of Krefeld, Germany, invented the bandoneon when he was 29 years of age. All were of the diatonic variety, in the keys of C, D, or G. � An accordion tutorial, written by Adolph Muller, listed six types of accordion. Later that same year, another tutorial volume, Pichenot’s Methode pour l’accordeon, was also published in Paris. � The first accordion learning textbook was written by A. � Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) was awarded British Patent No: 5803 for his concertina, on 19 June 1929.

Damian’s design featured two to four bass keys that produced chords within a range of an octave.

He is credited with the creation of the first “true” accordion. � Cyrillus Damian, a Viennese instrument maker, received royal patronage for his invention (called the “Akkordeon”) and was the first to patent an instrument of that name. He named it the hand-aeoline, and helped spread its fame in 1828 by leaving Berlin and going on tour with it. � A German instrument maker by the name of Christian Friedrich Buschmann (1775-1822) put some expanding bellows onto a small keyboard, with free vibrating reeds inside the instrument itself.

� Haeckel, in Vienna, created a mouth-blown instrument using the free vibrating reed. CHRONOLOGY: Principal dates and manufacturers

Settimio soprani accordion 1965