John W. wrote:
> Brett Robson wrote:
> 
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>>> Michael Cash wrote:
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>>>> Your stuff would be in Nashville. Lotsa banjos there. You don't want
>>>> your stuff around banjos, do you? Might pick up some bad habits.
>>>>
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>> I forgot Nashville, I was thinking sunny Cali. I know there are many 
>> great musicians in Nashville but there would also be a lot of very bad 
>> ones as well.
>>
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>> John W. wrote:
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>>> I maintain a banjo-free environment, though I was very tempted to buy a
>>> dulcimer from Wal Mart for $100; came with an instructional CD and
>>> everything.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Careful that is the thin edge.
>>
> I was serious. Had it been a hammered dulcimer I would have bought it. 
> They have a mandolin and banjo as well; I'm very tempted by both.
> 

I thought about getting a mandolin and tuning it in a guitar 
tuning, but I would end up playing "Losing My Religion" non-stop. 
  They are usually tuned in 4ths like a violin but you could tune 
in 5ths.

I want a digital piano with wooden keys and hammer action, and an 
upright electric bass.