How funny, same here! At age 7 or 8, I had a (rented) 12-bass child's accordion and the Palmer-Hughes Accordion Method book 1 and I think I got into book 2 a little. I made a hard switch to drums just after my 9th birthday. I still have my father's accordion from the '40s or '50s, and it still works! I can (badly) play part of one of the songs from one of those books. I picked up Al's accordion at some point and played that, and he didn't know what to say!I started my musical career playing accordion . My father was/is a very accomplished Accordion player .
The truth accordion to @bermuda … Serious props to @bermuda and @RickP for smashing it on the accordion. I’m waiting for the trouser trumpet thread…How funny, same here! At age 7 or 8, I had a (rented) 12-bass child's accordion and the Palmer-Hughes Accordion Method book 1 and I think I got into book 2 a little. I made a hard switch to drums just after my 9th birthday. I still have my father's accordion from the '40s or '50s, and it still works! I can (badly) play part of one of the songs from one of those books. I picked up Al's accordion at some point and played that, and he didn't know what to say!
I started my musical career playing accordion . My father was/is a very accomplished Accordion player . Even at 5 years old , I did not think the instrument was very cool. My Mom took pity on me and suggested to my father that it would be better if I took up an instrument where I could play along with him . This is how I became a drummer .
I do wish I had kept up my keyboard studies whither it be on the accordion or piano (I took lessons as a teen).
That an accordion can be used as pretty good firewood in the wintertime...