One of the most frustrating aspects about the melodeon is the fact that there is no one design for the standard instrument worldwide. The first fact to take into consideration is the number of rows (1, 2, 2½, or 3).

To view any layout click on the hyperlinks below:

• One Row Layouts
• Two Row Layouts
• 2.5 Row (and Club) Layouts
• Three Row Layouts
• Oddball Layouts

Except where noted, all pages and diagrams in this section are by John Spiers

If you want to make your own layout diagrams Lester has created the following Google Docs Templates:

• 21 Button Template
• 23 Button Template
• 21+5 Button Template
• 31 Button Template

To use them you need a Google - Sign In which is easy to get (type "Get GMAIL account" into Google). You can the open the docs create a copy and edit away to your hearts content, just click on the note name and you can change it to whatever you like.