Last year, when I was feeling really frustrated at never getting to play my box, I looked around for a cheaper, serviceable concertina so I would feel less guilty about not using it a deal. Unfortunately, it is hard to find an inexpensive instrument that doesn't either require a lot of costly work or otherwise sounds dire.

Mind you, I've played some £2k plus instruments which were neither decent players or had a reasonable tone.

I guess I'm lucky to have a good one and really ought to keep it an seek out more opportunities and sessions.....