Pertaining to the accordion, what in the world is italian tuning?
Slovenian tuning has a little bit of wetness in the lower notes, yet not so much in the higher octave notes. This keeps the accordion from sounding as out of tune as some wetter tunings. German” style tuning generally falls into the category of about 1/2 as wet as full French Musette. This style of tuning is also sometimes referred to as “Polka” tuning or as “Continental” tuning. For Italian music, one hears just about any of the above styles of tuning as well as variations that fall between those mentioned above. See link.
