That would have been Marc's red D which Wilson now plays. I would say it is one of the most recognizable and sought after accordions in Cajun music; however, Marc told me several years back that he had made a discovery in his accordion building that pleased him so much he built himself two new accordions. That leads me to believe that he changed his reedblock design. Paul Daigle, Jason Frey and a few others bought new accordions from him after hearing his new ones.
Anyone check the internals of that reed block design? The reed chambers seem to be a little undeep, with sometimes a cutout into the base plate, around where the larger reed's top moves most. Don' know if that's always the case though. PS With Acadians i always found them to project the balls of their sound more forwards than with the other "top" brands i encountered sofar, Martins, Bon Cajuns etc. Generally i like them for gigging a lot for that reason. But the sound can vary, even when two are similarly built with the same age and type of reeds it seems. - Nout
The April 2011 Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
