MUS 360 - feat. Andre Michot & Anya Burgess (pt. 1)
Andre Michot & Anya Burgess:
00:00:40 - Andre Michot explains the history of accordion building in Louisiana;
-mentioning builders like Sean Mouton, Sidney Brown, & Marc Savoy
00:05:45 - Advancements that Louisiana builders made on German accordions to create the "Cajun Accordion"
00:09:00 - Michot shows the inside of an accordion and its reeds
00:15:34 - Building a "tight" accordion; explanation of air flow in reeds
00:19:00 - Video presentation of Michot working in his shop
00:22:44 - Learning how to make and tune accordions from Randy Falcon
00:24:15 - Tuning demonstration
00:31:03 - Types of wood
00:31:45 - How long it takes to learn
00:35:17 - Andre Michot and Anya Burgess play the 'Reno Waltz'
00:38:56 - Growing up and playing with the Michot family
{end - Part 1}
