Hohner Bravo III 96 Bass Piano Accordion

Not really — it's built for players past the beginner stage. 96 bass buttons and 7 registers give you more to manage than a 48-bass instrument, so it suits someone who already plays. If you're just starting out, a 48-bass accordion is the easier place to begin.

Yes. It comes with a gig bag and standard shoulder straps, so you can start playing straight away.

It weighs 8.6 kg and measures 44 × 18.5 cm — noticeably heavier than a 72-bass accordion. If weight is a concern, ask us and we'll suggest a lighter option.

If you already play piano accordion, stepping up to 96 bass is mostly about the extra bass range and register options, not a new system to learn. The right-hand keyboard works exactly as you'd expect.

With 3 voices, 7 registers and 5 tone colours, it has real range — bright or full, depending on the register you choose. That versatility suits classical, folk, jazz and orchestral playing.

Voices are the number of reed sets built into the instrument — more voices means more raw sound sources to combine. Registers are the switches that select which of those reed sets play at once, and tone colours are how many genuinely different sounds those combinations produce. More of each gives a fuller, more flexible sound, which is why professional accordions tend to have more than beginner models.