I just have to tell you about my afternoon. I went out to a one room (actually 2) school house in the Nebraska Sandhills. There are 19 students,K-grade 7; most live on ranches WAY out in the boondocks, and school is their only social life. Town maybe once a month.
I took the fiddle, viola, dulcimer,mandolin, harp and sporano bouzuki. I introduced the instruments, and played a little on each one, then we turned the kids loose for touchie-feelie time! WOW! We had 4 adults,6 instruments and 19 excited kids. Most of these kids have never seen a "live" instrument in their lives, just TV ones. A few do have pianos at home, but not much else. It was Joyful CHAOS! We all had a blast. They are all so careful and the look of joy on their faces when they can play a tune on the harp is just incredible. I will have goosebumps for days over this one.
I know that someday something will get broken, but everything is fixable (except maybe bows) and the joy the kids get is worth every penny of a possible repair bill.YYEEEHHHAAA!