Of course, before I discovered concertina.net I purchased a slightly used Stagi Hayden Duet online. It does everything it's supposed to, there's not a thing wrong with it, except this: it's damned hard work to play. OK, so I admit it. It wasn't the ideal instrument for a beginner. I don't want to give up on playing, but I would like something that's not such a bear to make music with. I'd be happy to begin again learning English and the lovely people at Button Box have said they'd provide some trade-in value for me. They have the Jack/Jackie and also some new/used Bastari A-48s. Given your collective wisdom, O Concertina Netizens, which of these would be the better instrument for starting over? A significant detail is that I live in a rather remote town in which lessons from others may be unlikely at best. I do, however, have some musical training: I've studied guitar, voice and piano for over 20 years.
Many thanks in advance for your advice.
Rick, who sometimes makes mistakes