Well, I wondered how hard it was to play banjo, and now Silvia has given me one for our anniversary! Looks like I won't be an expert on guitar OR banjo now, but plan on having fun on both. It'll be a while before I take lessons, but look forward to it. It's a Bill Sullivan special edition that Silvia found through Dave's help and advice from First Quality Music as well, and it looks really nice, with what I think is a great sound. Now I have to find a good strap to add to it. Was it really necessary that banjos were made so heavy???