come now enough whipping of the dead cat,let it go. btw martins,gibsons, well they are both good, but i prefer the old dobro i picked up in lakecity fla many moons ago,nicely figured maple,with a polished and laqured copper cone and resonator,sounds great with lite strings.now if i could just find someone to play it sides me,gettin tired awatchin em drop dead when i play.