Howdy Steve,

Yes .. two coats of thick paint!! LOL!

I actually have been kicking around the idea
of buying a smaller PA for some time. It was
sort of an impulse purchase, I guess. (Maybe
three coats of paint are in order!)

No, I really didn't do any comparative shopping.
I know Baldoni's product, have purchased several
other accordions from them, and have a good rapport
with them, so I felt comfortable making the purchase.

Don't tell me that you could have bought direct from
Italy for 1/2 the price!?

Merci,

--Big

1/2 price? Here in Jersey, everybody 'knows a guy' - except me!
Steve

Hi Ganey,

We can record the new CD when you stop on up,
or next time I'm in your neck o' the woods!

No immediate plans to record anything at the
moment .. I'm in the midst of assembling a new
performing band .. I hope

--Big

Q) How many accordions do I need?

A) Just one more!

(Congrats on the new box by the way. I just bought the five string bass of my dreams a couple weeks ago. Always fun to have a new instrument)

Dave,

Yes, the equation to determine the proper number
of accordions to own is:

Proper_Quantity = (Current_Quantity + 1)

This is known as Ardion's Number and is not to
be confused with Avogadro's Number, 6.0221415 × 10^23.

(A little engineering humor there .. very little!)

Yes, having a new instrument makes rehearsing so
much more fun (at least until the smell of new glue,
bees wax and leather wears off).

--Big

What kinda bass did you get David!!?
Marks

It is a MusicMan Stingray 5. Don't know why I waited so long!

It replaces a Carvin LB75, which is a decent enough bass, but I out grew it. A friend summed up the Carvin stuff with the statement that they are not low end, but that they are at the low end of what is acceptable to a professional.

I may pass the Carvin down to my 12 year old daughter who is a pretty good bass player. She is definately going to stick with bass, and she might as well get going on a 5 string as soon as possible.

-David

WOW!! I thought your Clifton Chenier chop on the 120 base Baldoni was tops. I look forward to some jams.
Leslie