Now there is a fine idea... If Marc is gonna sell em, negotiate with that Cajun (they like negotiating anyhow, those I have come upon). The day comes that ya want a hand built, there's that opportunity to trade up a fair market price.
I owned two of them before I stepped up to a hand built. Yes, you can learn to play on one, and if the bug bites you like it has most everyone else on this post, it will prove to be a great investment. If you can work a trade in deal with Mark, that's ideal. If not, they regularly sell on ebay for around $200. They have some of the Bestlers at Augusta for beginners to try, they're very similar to the Hohner. In the hands of John Vidrine, they sounded like a million bucks. Maybe the player has something to do with it, too!
I've got one I bought from Ken Smith's B&K music 22 years ago and it still plays great. I've never had to have it tuned and never done any repairs to the bellows or anything else. And it will sound Cajun as long as the player sounds Cajun. Most of the old timers I knew had at least one Hohner that they played.
I think once you get it and learn on it, you'll be hard pressed to part with it even if you order a custom made.
If you are going to buy any one, I would get the 114 for sure, not any other. I really regret not waiting a little longer and getting a handbuilt one, but the 114 is good enough to learn on- takes alot more work to play than a handmade, I find. The resale is alot easier too than say, an ariette. A second hand box is a way better investment than the Hohners. I "play" my 114 with the second to furthurest stop down closed which I find dries it up a bit. Good luck
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