Hey Jeff. Despite the inevitable jokes that you can expect to get on this thread, this is a good place for you to ask your questions. There are several people around here who play the piano accordion, and some of them even know what they're doing.

I play the piano accordion myself, but from what you've posted, it looks like you know more about accordion playing than I do. I've been playing for about two and a half years, but I've never had any lessons. I still consider myself very much a beginner.

In what part of the world are you located? Hopefully in the US. We need more accordion players in this part of the world.

(P.S. I wouldn't worry about the ones who make fun of accordions. They can't help it if they're a little slow on the uptake and hopelessly uncool. Who knows? They may even catch on some day ;-)