Dear Yves, you wrote in 010825 MMDigest:

> On the label appears the word "Schwerzerlandler".

I am gradually learning about the traditional styles of music and music
performance in Europe.

"Landler" is a folk dance style, in 3/4-meter (waltz meter), that
is danced in the south of Germany and other regions in the Alps.

I have a CD out of Switzerland called "20 Oergeli-Hits" and
which contains songs played by different quartets that play the
Schwyzeroergeli, the small button-box accordion of Switzerland.

Therefore, it seems that the word "Schwerzerlandler" means a style
of Swiss folk-dance.  But, on the other hand, in German "schwer" means
difficult, therefore maybe the name means a difficult dance!  ;-)

The Jobin firm still exists in Switzerland, although they are smaller
than in former times.  You can write to

  Ed. Jobin AG
  Hauptstrasse 111
  CH-3855 Brienzes
  Switzerland
  tel: 41-36-51-14-14
  fax: 41-36-51-17-14

With best regards from sunny California

Robbie Rhodes, editor,
Mechanical Music Digest