How comes men can play the accordion much faster than the piano?

[musicioso]

Hallo guys,

I saw this video and i could not resist to ask how it comes that men can play the accordion much faster than the piano?

Is it just because the keys of a piano are heavier? Or is there another reason too?

Watch the video just to see why i am so amazed by the speed

[slobone]

Oh yeah?

[outin]

But Yuja is not a man, I think 

[quantum]

But this is a man:

[hfmadopter]

Hallo guys,

I saw this video and i could not resist to ask how it comes that men can play the accordion much faster than the piano?

I'm not going to get into who can play fastest. However, having played accordion as a kid I can tell you that the key depth is much less than on a piano. The action is very fast on a decent accordian, if your fingers travel less distance the speed is easier to attain. It's like playing fast trills on the piano starting from a half press or just at the point of escapement on a grand piano.

[thalbergmad]

A piano is a bit like an old typewriter and the accordian like a modern computer keyboard.

Which one can you type faster on??

Thal

[andreslr6]

But Yuja is not a man, I think 

you're wrong... trust me... 

[musicioso]

But Yuja is not a man, I think 

hahahahaha

 

[nyiregyhazi]

I'm not going to get into who can play fastest. However, having played accordion as a kid I can tell you that the key depth is much less than on a piano. The action is very fast on a decent accordian, if your fingers travel less distance the speed is easier to attain. It's like playing fast trills on the piano starting from a half press or just at the point of escapement on a grand piano.

Only in repetition of a note should that matter. The rest is about coordination, not speed for individual depressions. And are the springs actually quicker on an accordion to prepare for repetition? I trill much more easily with piano springs to throw the note back up ready for another depression.