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The Accordion has developed beyond recognition since it was invented in 1829. By the middle of the 19th Century chromatic accordions were on the scene where each button on these musical instruments played the same note regardless of the bellows direction. French accordion maker Bouton applied the piano keyboard to the accordion in 1852 and is credited its invention. During the late 1930s the British Chromatic accordion was developed by Venazio Morino under the request of Scottish accordionist Jimmy Shand. This accordion consisted of a B/C/C# tuned treble keyboard accompanied by a Stradella bass mechanism. The 1950s saw the invention of the electonic accordion, known back then as the Electronium, and only became popular in the 1990s following the addition of M.I.D.I. (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) on these musical instruments.

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