Accordion Lessons in Aberdeen.
SCAT in Aberdeen will be running an accordion class starting next month. Subject to a to class size of at least 7 pupils attending. Guess who is teaching the class.?.... 'Tis me.  I am happy to tell you that I will once again be taking the class after an absence of over 11 years from teaching for SCAT (due to geographical reasons)  and I am very much looking forward to it.  The class is earmarked I think to be held on a Wednesday night for 6 weeks starting 24th April. 7pm till 9pm with a break for tea or coffee at 8pm.

This is the SCAT website http://www.scottishculture.org/index/classes , They'll have the info up there shortly or you can contact them for the details if you want to learn the piano accordion.
    I look forward to meeting some new friends and fellow accordionists. Who may need to buy a new Vignoni! :-)

I'm happy to announce I have some new stock on it's way from Italy. Italcinte make the finest accordion straps I ever used and I'll be taking a delivery next week and will have them up here on sale very shortly.  If you know what they are then you'll want a pair. The ultimate in comfort. In a league of their own. Unlike any others you may have used.
Soft cases for accordions as well. No need to lug around a heavy case. These soft cases protect your accordion and you can carry it on your back or by your side. They are well padded and are a must for the wandering minstrel.
Let me know if you want an advance order, these babies will sell quickly!

I had a some nice bits of news today that put a smile on my face without having to go near the accordion, though I did have a good squeeze on a Philarmonic IISV for a good few hours soon after anyway. I can't help myself.
The website has had over 1000 hits in the last few weeks which means some of you must be reading my posts... If you are please let me know you are there. I'll write more. Only one comment so far out of a thousand visitors must mean we accordionists are a strange breed indeed.
    Hot of the press...I have got some other accessories I'll be adding to the site that are a must for every accordionist. I hope to have them up in the next week. The best shoulder straps you will find anywhere, soft cases, and back straps. All made by the masters in Castelfidardo.  Italcinte make by far the most comfortable straps I ever used. They are much wider than the usual shoulder strap and this helps distribute the weight of the accordion so you are not getting the dreaded sore shoulders that might interfere with your playing and cause bruising after a gig and worse stil cause you to have posture like a Parisian bell ringer with a hangover.  That's happened to me a lot after a ceilidh. I'm used to having to stand with an accordion sometimes for 4 hours or more when at a ceilidh and I can't stand using 'cheapo' straps anymore. I bought a few of those on ebay a few years ago and they were quite useless. I'd have problems with the accordion falling off my shoulders half way through a tune and at the end of the night the brusing on the shoulders was quite incredible, you'd think I'd been tandem sky-diving with Quasimodo. The difference is chalk and cheese with Italcinte, a good quality padded Italian leather strap.   
  Onyhoo....seeing as I mentioned it on the subject of ebay I'll be selling some of the accessories  online through my newly created ebay shop as it's an easy way to do business or you can also buy them from me by dropping me an email if you prefer the more personal touch. I'll be happy to help you either way. 
    I'll need to sign off now. My wife is away for work this evening and I'm the babysitter.  The joys of being an accordion daddy.
    Charlie