Any advice on hiring a Cajun accordion?

Subject: RE: Any advice on hiring a Cajun accordion?
From: Will Fly
Date: 04 Dec 08 - 02:40 PM

It was seeing Tony Weatherall in Greg's band last week that really helped me make my mind up. Outstanding playing - I shall never be as good as that in a million years, but it's inspirational stuff.

Subject: RE: Any advice on hiring a Cajun accordion?
From: Rasener
Date: 04 Dec 08 - 02:35 PM

Greg Stephens who is also a catter may also be able to help.

His band is the Boat Band

Boat Band

Subject: RE: Any advice on hiring a Cajun accordion?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Dec 08 - 02:19 PM

Hi Will

There is a Catter named melodeonboy who is in the band Jumbo Gumbo

http://www.jumbogumbo.co.uk/

He may be able to help you.

Subject: Any advice on hiring a Cajun accordion?
From: Will Fly
Date: 04 Dec 08 - 02:10 PM

After some months of experimentation with concertinas and accordions of various sorts - kindly lent by friends or cheaply bought - I'm seriously interested in learning the cajun accordion.

Quality instruments are not cheap. Some musical instrument dealers have a hire & try system, whereby you can hire an instrument for, say, 3 months; if you decide to buy, the hire charge comes off the price of the instrument; if you say "no", then the deal's cancelled and you've just paid the hire charge.

Does anyone know of suppliers with such a scheme for accordions/melodeons in the UK? (Not much luck so far with Googling for this information).