My Responses to Previous Points

• I'm with Mark, somewhat. I seldom break strings and don't know why not, cause I play pretty hard. (Not thrashing though, I ain't no Meebo).

• I try not to let it bother me though.

• Strings that break consistently in the same place are often the result of a too-sharp angle in a saddle or nut. Also if you put the string on wrong the first time, take it off and reinstall it the right way, it has often developed a fatal kink by then.

• Callie, I think Meebo is talking about Holy Ground the song by Wolfstone--a screamer. You're thinking of some hymn perhaps?

• Re the Newgrass Revival story: This kind of Bush_bashing is something up with which I will not put, whether true or not. Sam Bush (NGR's mando player) is the pork-chop god, he can do no wrong on a mandolin. God knows you have enough Bushes to make fun of down there who are full of themselves with no discernible reason to be so.