Finances and space have largely kept me in check but there have been times where I might otherwise have got quite into the more general instrument acquisition syndrome.

Current playing stock are 2 acoustic guitars which are quite different in tone, electric guitar, mandolin, electric mandolin, mandolin banjo and 2 tenor banjos – one a 17 fret “Masterclone” and the other a 19 fret open back with a 12 inch pot.

I suppose favourite possible additions would be a good quality octave mandolin (or maybe bozouki) and a B/C button accordion but my relationship with music is one these days where, even with resources, either would probably be better considered a passing whim.

That would be especially true with the B/C box. I have played a bit of G/D melodeon in the past and thought that if I tried again I’d like to change fingering and start out with a responsive box (I did briefly have a Double Ray that was air hungry and needed some work…) but whether I’d really settle down to learning is doubtful even if I was say armed with a Castagnari.