Capt Russ: "Art Van Damme....DA MAN"
Yes sir, was voted the top accordionist 10 consecutive years in Downbeat mag and several times in Keyboard mag. In the day, he had a regular radio show slot here in Chicago with NBC.

drdalet:
I too like the little accordion on the 3000.

Leon Sash had a unique accordion. It was a piano-key accordion with 2 additional rows of keys layered, like 3 steps. It was setup like a chromatic accordion but all keys instead of buttons on the right-hand side.

If anyone is intereseted, there are some 2-minute song samples of a local guy, Mike Alongi . He played for us a couple of months back at the Chicago Accordion Club.

If those midi-arranger accordions weren't so dang expensive, I would have one.



[This message has been edited by MrEd (edited 08-12-2006).]