So since I got my finger blowed up, I can't really play piano, and I have been taking on psychic damage ever since.

However it seems like I might be able to play an accordion, since my blowed up finger is on my left hand and accordion seems like it has much less "ballistic" hits to the finger.

But I can't make heads or tails about what in the fuck kind of accordion to try: I play mostly moody emo Chopin sadgirl tunes, and I love piazzola, so I was reading about bandoneons, but it turns out that you can't actually get one (like literally it seems like they were only mass manufactured pre WWII and now only for like $10k custom made) and the key layout means you can like only play tango on them. And then since its a folk instrument there are like one million other kinds of accordion and I can't tell how much each is specialized for a specific kind of music.

Is there anyone on here I reach who plays #accordion and can help me out knowing what kinda button bag to play? I would be a beginner accordionist but I have been playing piano my whole life and am looking for a long term romance I mean replacement, so I don't need the like "there are 5 notes on this one and you can't go wrong" kind. I would love to be able to play sea shanties and folk punk tunes, but if its also possible to play some Chopin or Debussy arrangements on the thing that would be extremely emotionally valuable to me.

edit: thank you accordionists of the fedi for the information, and non-accordionists of the fedi for helping me reach them. my questions have been largely answered and i am gonna pick one up shortly :)

@jonny i hope you find a new love!
@forestine
I have been searching for "what kind of instruments can you play that are pianolike but you can play with 9 fingers or else 10 fingers but very gently" and it has led me to some interesting places and a bunch of hours in music and junk shops touching lots of stuff, and one day one of them will become my new emotional wellspring
@jonny i gotcha. i can't really play guitar anymore because of arthritis and find modular to be really accessible for me personally and was glad to find something i can play while in pain