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I've also got my insurance with Allianz, and I think I remember that they also offer a discount to members of other musical-related associations including the ICA. I applied online and I think I just had to quote my ICA number.

Now that sounded like a challenge, so I tried to find you. Have you ever seen how many Andrew McKays there are on Facebook?

I'm on there - under my real name, Christine Bagnall (the West Midlands one). It's a wonderful time-waster and I know it takes valuable time when I could be practising and getting so much better on the concertina! (that's my excuse).

I recently 'rescued' the remainder of an ISA (the kind linked to shares) that had been losing money steadily since 2001. Now, I have absolutely no change left over - but a lovely 1927 ebony-ended Wheatstone Aeola. I thought that, rather than sit there and carry on losing value, the money would be put to better use on something that will give me pleasure. The hope is that my playing will eventually do the same for others aeola61 (new to concertina.net - hope I've done this right) Always a good argument for another concertina. 'It's not a waste of money, it's an investment' An aeola eh? Talk about starting at the top! More by luck than judgement my first 'box was a good one and I think the sheer quality of the thing encouraged me to stick with it, so I'm sure it'll serve you well. Since I started playing last June, I've moved in fairly quick succession from a "Jackie", to a rosewood ended wheatstone, to the current Aeola. Kept promising myself that if I carried on practising and playing I would upgrade in - say - one year's time. But the timetable slipped a bit. I now feel that my playing needs to keep improving, to justify having such an instrument! It seems as though a lot of other people are having similar thoughts about "investing" in a concertina. I bought it from Chris Algar, who said he's never been so busy - the concertinas are flying off his shelves (so to speak).

I recently 'rescued' the remainder of an ISA (the kind linked to shares) that had been losing money steadily since 2001. Now, I have absolutely no change left over - but a lovely 1927 ebony-ended Wheatstone Aeola. I thought that, rather than sit there and carry on losing value, the money would be put to better use on something that will give me pleasure. The hope is that my playing will eventually do the same for others aeola61 (new to concertina.net - hope I've done this right)