BTW, stevethesqueeze

There really isn't any great advance in technology in piano accordions (I'm not an expert in melodions - but I don't see much difference in basic construction) since the 1960's - except for the addition of electronics and MIDI. Once the introduction of the round corner streamlined plastic covered style that had aluminum instead of steel and wood frames, not much has really changed internally. Perhaps the reeds have got cheaper and nastier in the cheaper boxes...

Robin