I could see if Marc can do an Ariette for me, But after paying the $350 or whatever for the Ariette and paying Marc to "fix" it, I might as well have bought a real one. So my choice is a used handmade box or an Ariette. The Ariettes aren't as tight as a HA114 or handmade box "loose" feel might be easier for a beginner. The problem is HA 114's is the "spoon" bass leaves no room for fingers. The Ariette has button bass which fits my hand perfect and I was able to hold it better.

I just bought Dirk Powell's instructional videos. He demystified alot about cajun playing for me and when I get my box, I'm sure I'll be playing tunes in minutes.

Thanks for all the tips and hopefully when I save up some money I can get an accordeon