If I remember, the First Act is only missing the #'s 1, 9 and 10 buttons.

Its missing 1,2 and 10. I can live without the 1 and 2, but that 10 would be nice to have.

I can do without the 10 but when I use the #7 on my First Act, my dog acts like she will bite my fingers off if I don't stop. She is in for a surprise when I get my cheap fleabay Morelli next week. Hope she will forgive me when I get a real Cajun made accordion in a year or hopefully less.

Every species has a critic.

The toy accordions you get at flea markets and such are usually the Hero brand, or some other crap.

DON'T get one of those. The scales are wrong, sometimes approaching incomprehensible, and are poorly made. Get the First Act accordion. $20.

I have about 6 of these.. in differing brands.. none of them "first act",, but all look like the first act
so I will deduce they are all made in the same place..

I have dissected them all and swapped parts and padded them and retuned them replaced the thumb and bass straps and so on..

Usually end up with two real good ones..

Perhaps the makers/importers will read this and make a 9 or 10 button for $35 .. now that would be great.

May be made in the same place, but not to the same specifications or standards.

I suspect they are getting their feet held to the fire a bit more with this brand.