Accordion tattoo

For those into such things and in the East Devon area, I highly recommend Glory Bound Tattoos, on Rolle Street in Exmouth. I'd had a couple of recommendations and seen their work online, so went to them for my new upper arm accordion tattoo (left - the dots are actually round when I'm not contorting to take a self-photo). The shop has a nice atmosphere and the staff were very friendly and efficient; they also didn't mind taking on a quite precise self-designed image.

I had the tattoo done as learning the bayan (type B chromatic button accordion) has turned out to be quite a milestone. Although I've dabbled in music for decades, this is the first instrument I've ever felt so completely comfortable with. The decision to get it - see JSBlog posts tagged "bayan" - was a leap of faith that has proved thoroughly worth the uncertainty.

As I said in my Facebook page:

So into my new Russian accordion (first instrument I've felt so in tune with and got good at so fast).