Dave sez:

A Marina 12 string that has been worked on by a local luthier. An Ibenez 6 string accoustic about 30 years old. A hand built 6 string spruce top, maple neck and back maker unknown bowed Psaltery,wheatstone concertina, auto harp,jaws harp and a Kazoo. I ride a 3 year old BMW 650 single and a MZ 125 but not at the same time. what the heck does that mean?

-- That you have put several holes in your bank account over the years!

Hmmm... I've got a 1996 Volvo 850 wagon and a Running Dog sycamore & spruce acoustic. Or maybe it's the Epiphone Dot that matches the car*, or the telecaster model (Samick Ray Benson -- curly maple capped body & three pickups -- not a real tele), or the 1942 Martin, or the 1943 Orpheum archtop (made by Kay). Whatever, it isn't the Valco-era National "solid-body" with the 22" scale and the blue house-paint finish. That one matches my sister's first car, a 1954 Chevy two-door.

Bob Clayton

* Actually, the Dot is a good match, even in color, for my wife's new Subaru.