well Doug,

You are 100% correct about the entertainment aspect of .. well .. entertaining.

It's your perogative, of course, but remember this;

"Schtick" will alienate you from people that know what they're really doing,
such as Marc Savoy (and if you're serious about playing a Cajun accordion,
you really should know who Marc Savoy is.)

If you walked into his his store with such a monstrosity, you would likely
be ushered out quite rapidly.

Just a friendly note of caution from your friends here ;-)

--bn

And, as some have experienced, you can be ignored for no apparent reason.. or snubbed, or he can be out and out rude... no matter the size of your "bellows".

French accordeonist Poutoux playing an IRTRAD tune.

Note the double bellows on the Quebec made Melodie accordeon..
note also the extreme bellows stretching.

Next the great Bobby Gardiner on a fantastic, stove stock, leaky Hohner;
this is the real deal.

And then there is Julie, another all time favorite player in the Quebec style.. in "D". Modest bellows action with some angled compression.