Diki.......this is the most ridiculous thing you ever said! I grew up on the accordion and still play today. I then turned to arranger keyboards....a long term learning process for an accordionist. When I finally switched to piano, it took me 1-2 years before I could even form chords like I did on the right hand, much less do walking bass lines. And that's after learning the arranger!

Yes, you can play a piano almost overnight if you play single bass notes only with your left hand (and most unsophisticated people wouldn't even know the difference). But that's a far cry from being a pianist like Donny is talking about!

The only advantage of coming off an accordion, I believe, is that an accordionist will work extra hard on that left hand.....probably more than most who start out as just "pianists." I know I did, and today I'm fluent....and thankful for all that concentrated work I put into it!



And this is the second dumbest thing I ever heard you say.

Yes, you can "play anything" if you want to play an instrument in it's most simplified way (like playing "single bass notes on the piano").

Fact is, you could probably play something like tennis if all you want to do is just hit the ball around the court. But I certainly wouldn't call my self a "tennis player."

You need to make disclaimers when you make statements like you said here.

Now go ahead with your usual "save face" rebuttal....I'm not even going to bother reading it!