The Sloe played on 13 different melodeons

Instruments in order of appearance
1. Toy "Schilling" melodeon in C
2. Hohner one-row in C
3. Another Hohner 1-row in C
4. Hohner Club II C/F
5. Dino Baffetti/Binci G/C three voices (but with two voices selected)
6. Hohner Club "Viktoria" C/F
7. Hohner one-row in G
8. Castagnari "Max" one-row in D
9. Hohner Pokerwork D/G
10. Dino Baffetti Binci Pro (prototype) D/G
11. Oakwood model 3 (?) D/G
12. Hohner one-row in D
13. Albrecht one-row in D

All played by Anahata
Boxes 3, 9,12 and 13 are owned or usually played by Mary Humphreys, but they all live in the same household!

[paulcaswell]

No wonder you love the Bafetti and the Oakwood: the two back to back near the end are head and shoulders above any of the rest (I'll ignore the single-row instruments - they're almost a different species!)

[isetta]

Hohner Pokerwork is definitely my favourite here, both their tone and appearance are very charming, I also really like the Albrecht One-Row. your playing was ace btw

[kavkazboy]

Wow..man..that was amazing beutiful.i love it how you played on all these melodeons..great

[horaceffitch]

Brilliantly played, Anahata - as always. What better way to compare and contrast. Carry on squeezing!  

[WonderNemo]

Still one of my favorites! Love your stuff, thanks for making these

[Novascotian]

Fascinating, Anahata.  Quite a collection of boxes.  All the best, and thanks for your posts.  They are always keenly enjoyed here.

[marsvltor]

Great to hear you again!  Lovely playing, but that Oakwood - still the finest I've ever, ever heard.  The articulation is simply amazing - wonderfully played, but it must be a great thrill to know that the 'box will respond!

[SamsonJames]

I know someone who has one of those toys, kudos for managing. 😂

[Archer]

That was lovely and amazing. I liked #10 and #11 best, I think.

[inlandonline]

Impressed with many here. The Oakwood's articulation as previous commenter marsvitor2 said is quite nice. I really like that old subtle mussette on the Hohner Viktoria. You (Anahata) have a great touch and sympatico with that box and its sound, though not "The Best" ... it just has that quality that makes it special. Also fond of the swing tuning on the #5 Baffetti and the warm sound of the Hohner melodeons.

[sarahhall]

I have a little one with seven buttons which I am learning to play. Now I know there's a good tune I can learn.

[kalynnkallweit]

I love the sound of the second Honer in C what give it that extra breathy bass sound compared to the previous one?

[arranator]

Would love to get a meledon to learn to play wonder where and one that’s not expensive

[Alice-mkzk]

interesting to hear what different melodeons sound like, i consider getting one as i'm currenly only playing the piano accordion and i want to know if i maybe should learn melodeon or button accordion too

[sqwzbox]

Lovely video. I must caution you though, that thirteen is considered unlucky by some, so I'd advise the purchase of another box, which will give the equivalent of 2 sevens. ;>)

[sarahhall]

So I can play sloe on a seven button one that's great news.

[corpanilla]

How different is each melodeon in terms of note placement and playing? Was it easy for you to acclimate yourself to each one?

[liamwilliams]

Hohner Polkerwork D & G... That's my baby. :)

[keitharcher]

This is great ... whats your name? Do you publish CDs/Downloads?? Thank you so much ....

[icecold]

Im looking to buy a hohner 1 row but i cant really find any on sale, how'd you get yours?