"would love to buy an accordeon, melodeon, concertina, bandoneon, or anything similar. However, I think they are are generally rather loud"

AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH! Only when played by the untalented... :-)


"the piano accordion is easy to play the notes in the right order, but unbelievably difficult to play with any bounce or style"

AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH! Only for the untalented... :-(

"The number of people who have succeeded in this area is minuscule. "

As I just said... :-P - oh and the 3 secret words ...

Practice! Practice! Practice!



"Jimmy Shand ruined piano accordions for me; I don't really like the look or the sound. "

AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH! .... and I am not really impressed by the "Omm Pah Pah Piano Accordion School" players either!

... and this is said by a guy who was once mentioned by the MC (rich-joy) as "Piano Accordion - WITH subtlety!"... :-P


If you read the thread I mentioned, you may just find that P/As are playable in styles that you never dreamed of - all around the world in MANY cultures - an EXTREMELY versatile instrument - as are also guitars...