The accordion set the foundation for my life ... it got me into music, a profession I still enjoy today, it lead to my playing with the same band for 26 years, I met my wife at the accordion school, as a teenager I played in accordion orchestras in competitions and concerts in many different states - including one in Carnegie Hall, NY, ...
It is a beautiful instrument capable of being played in a W-I-D-E variety of music genres ...
It may not be for everyone, but then WHAT IS ???