Where's a guy find an accordion around here?

It can be frustrating when researching accordions on the web these days. There are very few retailers of new accordions.

A lot of search results when you search for accordions on google are for shops in the UK -

Ebay is always an option, buying locally on craigslist is an option... probably the best option is purchasing from someone you know locally.

I purchased my Irish Dancemaster from a friend here in the Twin Cities. I posted a message on the yahoo Irish button box group and ended up purchasing it from a friend I hadn't seen in a few years - small world!

Internet friends and connections are often times the best way to to. Yahoo has an accordion group through which I've connected with some really nice accordion enthusiasts here in the Twin Cities.

There are a few big retail web sites such as musiciansfriend that carry some weltmester and hohner accordions... but beyond that you have to make a connection with an individual seller.

The Twin Cities area is fortunate to have 2 very nice accordion shops - Accordion Heaven and Castle Accordion - both have a very nice selection of new and used accordions. Groth Music in Richfield also as a decent number of accordions to look at --