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Thank you for purchasing the Roland FR-3 V-Accordion. The FR-3 is an amazingly versatile electronic instrument that
can emulate the sounds of a vast array of accordions. You may know that the term “accordion” refers to a portable
musical instrument of the free reed family, that its sound is controlled by air flow from the bellows, and that there are
almost as many types as there are countries. The accordion family indeed includes instruments called “Aeloine”, “Aero-
phone”, “Bayan”, “Buzika”, “Concertina”, “Drängkammarorgel”, “Fisarmonica”, “Hanuri”, “Melodeon”, “Pedalowka”,
“Schwyzerorgeli”, “Squeeze Box”, “Sun Fin Chin”, and many others.
The major advantage of the FR-3 is that it allows you to change sounds without changing instruments. Apart from the
financial benefit (the FR-3 costs far less than what you have to pay for the emulated originals), this also means that
you can use your familiar playing style and techniques while covering a host of different musical genres.
To get the most out of the FR-3 and to ensure many years of trouble-free service, we urge you to read through this
Owner’s Manual thoroughly.
Before using this instrument, carefully read the “Important notes” (p. 9). They provide information concerning the
proper operation of the FR-3. Be sure to keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
This manual applies to four instruments:
FR-3s & FR-3 (the keyboard versions) FR-3sb & FR-3b (the button versions)
For reasons of space, we will use the term “FR-3” to refer to all four of them, and only use “FR-3s” and “FR-3sb”
functions that are only available on the versions with speakers.
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