Darryl,

I have the FR-18, and it weighs in at 12 lb. (compared to 18 lb. for Dino Baffetti 3-row). The bellows feels natural, and you can adjust several features including bellows sensitivity and how much audio compression is applied to the notes. At the extreme compression setting, all notes sound at the same volume, regardless of bellows speed/pressure. You will need patience to work through the manual and its many settings. It will call on your inner geek, but once you've figured it out, it's a satisfying instrument.

There's an FR-18 user's group at Link #2.

Russ

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