Christie ... that is the worst story I've every heard, bar none! I feel so badly that it happened at a folk music session and can assure you that this behavior is not the norm. Certainly, you should retrieve your guitar, apply new strings, and go forward. If you're not used to playing with a group or just learning guitar, tell the session people just that. We all needed to garner experience at one time and this is how you get it. Don't hold it against the rest of us because I cannot imagine any of my mudcat peers doing something so outrageous. Maybe it was what is called an "elite" session which seems to cater to those who only think of themselves as the best musicians around and many of us, included seasoned musicians, would not be in that type of session. As I said, go forward ... moonchild