He sells new and used accordeons and plays both Cajun and Zydeco.
He is in Wales /England/ UK
He may be able to help you find what you need.
Do NOT buy Gabbanelli that was intended for the USA (America) low quality high prices.
In Europe there is another Gabbanelli.. Elio Gabbanelli who has nothing to do with the USA Gabbanelli. He makes very fine accordeons but they may be more than your budget.
Contact Rees and tell him that I sent you there if he wonders how you found him.
Queen Ida plays 3 row 2 reed Hohner Corona accordeons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Ida
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c0pH4iYLcA
Here is another interesting site using an inexpensive Hohner for Zydeco
Dan, did you once have a Roland FR-18 Diatonic Triple-Row (Red)? If so, I think I bought yours on EBay a year ago. Very challenging, but lovin' it more & more - especially now that I'm finally getting more & more realistic Zydeco sounds/tone out of it.
Yes I did.
I would never get used to the buttons on the Roland.
I play hohner corona iiir live and a compadre with an external mic. I like the two reed box because I'd play some Calypso stuff on it.
Son of
Yeah, the buttons on the Roland are not the best. I've gotten used to them, but I would prefer something else. The main thing I don't like about them is that the edges are not rounded off, but have a somewhat sharp edge. It makes it harder to slide your fingers across the buttons smoothly and quickly, in the way that I am used to on other accordions.
Someday, I think I will fix that by buying some "normal" buttons and drilling a threaded hole in the center so that they can screw on the way the Roland buttons do.
It's disappointing Roland didn't spec it exactly the same as an acoustic set up, the sounds were phenomenal, I struggled with the air intake and the buttons.
To deal with feedback issues,
I ended up having a mic made by a guy in Canada who worked for Shure for 30 years, it's external and I use it in a band where I play country) Americana.
I'll post photos if anyone's interested.
Dan