Yes, I forgot to mention the alarm and despondency this kind of instrument can cause behind the x-ray screens. Even before things got to this state, a concertina could attract attention. Travelling from Saskatoon to Milwaukee abot 1990, I went through US Customs in Winnipeg. While passing through other peoples skis, surfboards, golf-bags without a murmur, the Customs lady was fascinated by the concertina and insisted on hearing a couple of tunes. By the time I got everything packed up again, my name was being paged over the Tannoy, and I had to run to get to the gate in time!

Ross