OVERVIEW

The revolutionary Roland V-Accordion FR-1 (piano style) or FR-1B (button type) is perfect for young beginners and music schools, yet its uncompromising sound

quality makes it ideal for stage performers and keyboardists too.

The ultra-light, smaller sized accordion has a long battery life (uses 8 x "AA" type 2000mAH Ni-MH batteries) to provide you with over 5 hours of performance per

pack.

Make Your FR-1/1B Unique
Roland V-Accordions come with 6 variations of inlay sheets that enable you to change the appearance of yours whenever you like. You can also create your own

custom-designed inlay sheets using your printer and A4 sized paper or by using any kind of commercially designed paper.

Play Anytime and Anywhere
With high-quality earphones included in the FR-1/FR-1B package the V-Accordion is extremely convenient for practicing at night and without disturbing your family

or neighbors.

Advanced Musical Expression
With the Roland FR-1/1B, you can simulate up to 7 different accordions. With the innovative 4 Organ presets (Harmonic Bar) and rotary effect, you can produce

amazing organ sounds as well. You can even play your own beats, adding drums with the bass and chord buttons.

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FEATURES

    Extremely lightweight and portable
    Instantly switch between classic accordions, tunings, and orchestral instruments
    Built-in reverb, chorus, rotary, and effects
    Ideal for young students and stage performers

Keyboard & Bellows

    Right hand: 26 keys, velocity sensitive (starting at B key)
    Left hand: 72 velocity-sensitive buttons
    Bellows: Real pneumatic detection of bellows pressure (high-resolution pressure sensor), bellows resistance regulator

Sound Source

    Maximum polyphony: 128 voices
    Tones: 7 accordion sets (each including: 8 Treble registers, 3 Bass registers, 3 Orchestra Bass registers, 3 Orchestra Chord registers, 4 Orchestra sounds, 4

Organ sounds)
    Treble reed footages: 4
    Bass reed footages: 5
    Chord reed footages: 3

PBM (Physical Behaviour Modelling)

    Noises: stopping-reed growl, closing valve noise, left button noise
    Individual reed simulation: hysteresis threshold, Expression curve, pressure-variant filter, pressure variant pitch deviation
    Reed sound wave switching: by bellows acceleration, by note repetition speed

Musette Tuning:

    Micro tuning presets: 15 (Dry, Classic, F-Folk, American L/H, North Europe, German L/H, D-Folk L/H, Alpine, Italian L/H, French, Scottish)

Effects

    Reverb: 8 types
    Chorus: 8 types
    Rotary: Slow/Fast (for organ sounds)

Panel Controls:

    Knob controls: Volume/power
    Registers: 4x Treble, Orchestra, Organ, Set, 3x Bass, Orchestra Bass, Orchestra Chord
    Buttons: Orchestra/Organ, Orch Bass, Orch Chord, Left Register, Drums/Default, Song/Demo, User Prog/Dec, Metronome/Inc.

Operation Mode:

    Bass 2Bs Rows, 3Bs Rows A-7th, 3Bs rows A-5dim, 3Bs Rows B-7th, 3Bs Rows B-5dim, 3Bs Rows Bx
    Treble modes (Button-type): C-Griff Europe, C-Griff2, B-Griff Bajan, B-Griff Fin, D-Griff 1, D-Griff 2 -Octave: Down (-), 0, Up (+) (for Treble, Orchestra and

Organ)
    Drums: 4 drum/percussion sets
    Song: 4 preset songs with selectable mute function for left-or right- hand part

General

    Power Supply: Supplied external adaptor or optional batteries
    Power Consumption: 375 mA (using external adaptor)
    Expected battery life under continuous use: Approx. 5.5 hours (Optional 8 x AA type Ni-MH 2000 mAh batteries)
    This varies depending on the actual conditions of use

NOTE:

    Be sure to only use rechargeable Ni-MH AA-type batteries. Carbon and alkaline batteries should not be used.

Connectors

    Headphones jack (Stereo)
    Output Jack: L/Mono (Treble), R/Mono (Bass)
    MIDI connector: OUT, IN (adjustable via Function parameter)
    DC IN Jack
    Power Supply: External AC adaptor (100 to 240 V, universal)
    Metronome: (Time Signature: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 6/8, 9/8), (Tempo: 20-250), (Level: Off, Low, Medium, High)

Accessories

    1/4" to 1/4" phone (guitar) cable
    Earphones (with 1/8" to 1/4" plug adaptor)
    AC adaptor
    Quick Start manual
    CD-ROM with Owner's Manual
    Reference caps for the treble buttons (Button-type)
    Strip for securing the adapter, MIDI and/or audio cables
    Hexagonal wrench
    Straps
    Replaceable "traforo" inlay sheets: 5

Order the unique FR-1 V-Accordion today!

SPECIFICATIONS

FR-1 V-Accordion Piano or Button Type

    Size and Weight
    Dimensions (WxHxD): 365mm x 195mm x 395mm, 14-3/8" x 7-11/16" x 15-9/16"
    Weight: 5.5kg, 12lb. 3 oz.