Leland kind of fills in a niche market I guess you could say. He uses decals on the face plate, and bellow frames rather than actual wood inlays. He also uses a lower quality finish which looks fine but his accordions can get dinged up really easy and the varnish is susceptible to wear and chipping. This saves on time and money.

But his accordions have really good sound and he tunes them well. So you get a good sounding box at lower cost then most other builders, but at the same time you sacrifice in other areas. Considering he sells his boxes for about $1,600-$1,700 which is about $1,000 (give or take), less than Martin, Acadian or Falcon, I find his boxes to be a good value at that price point.

Oh, and he also uses nylon for the thumb strap which I hate because it does not grip to the skin like leather does. If anyone orders from Leland I recommend asking a for a leather thumb strap, otherwise he will put on a nylon strap.