Nothing to contribute here except a question raised obliquely by Harpgirl -- what gender is a guitar? Obviously the shape says one thing, but the stickout bit says another. Ships are she's, hurricanes used to be, but what of your instruments? Certainly they have souls or personalities, but are they female or male, or polymorphous? What makes you opt for one or the other.... (The old cello joke: "Madam, there you sit with God's greatest gift between your legs, and all you can do is scratch it")
yours, Peter T.