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GUEST,Dazbo at work Absence of Diatonic Accordian in USA (20) Absence of Diatonic Accordian in USA 08 Jan 08

Couldn't fit the title I wanted but it struck me watching what I'd call bluegrass (and it's precursors) on YouTube that these bands seem almost entirely string based (fiddle, banjo, guitar etc). Many other traditions in USA (and Canada for that matter) use diatonic accordions (Cajun, Tex-Mex etc).

Are there any reasons why bluegrass didn't adopt the diatonic accordion (difficult to acquire/make, cultural reasons)? Just a curious melodeon player from England

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