SteveTheSqueeze:

Don't let an ignorant, rude poster put you off. There do seem to be more genuine, nice people posting than awful ones although I do know what you mean about the comment being uncalled for and upsetting.

I love my melodeon and get many hours of pleasure from playing it. I wouldn't call myself musically incompetent either - I have a degree in music.

I also know lots of *very* good musicians (not all classically trained by any means) and know that *they* don't feel that way about the melodeon so I'm going to ignore that stupid post and recommend you to do the same.