On Aug 10, 6:33 pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> maxine in ri wrote:
>
> > Depends. My DH came with a lute, and recently he's decided to try
> > and
> > repair it....Ebony fingerboard:$$$. Strings:$. Time spent repairing
> > cracks
> > in soundboard:$$$$$. Strings, frets, nuts (yes, the first two broke):$
> > $.
> > Time practicing, playing, and making real music:$0.00.
>
> > We all have our sinkholes and moneypits.
>
> > maxine in ri
>
> Being a guitarist, I like to kid the guys that choose to play those
> monsters. But the truth is that I used to hang around a shop that made
> guitars and lutes when I was a kid and have much respect and admiration
> for the folks that will go that lonely route. One thing's for sure -
> they're certainly an odd bunch... :-)

Amen to that! Come September, I'll get the piano tuned up again, and
maybe he'll start playing that again, and forget that stringed
abyss<G>

maxine in ri