There's always at least one used guitar string hanging out of the trash bin.

When something is run over by the vacuum cleaner the immediate response is to think "pick" or "ball-end" instead of "coin" or "hairpin".

There are a couple of genuinely creative art projects prominently exhibited that involve using the ball-ends from used string sets, especially the color-coded ones from D'Addario.

"Spring cleaning" means going through all instrument cases' accessory compartments throwing out broken strings or worn-out picks and wondering why the Coricidin bottle used for electric slide is in the hammer dulcimer case.

(A) There are at least three small bowls spread around the room to serve as receptacles for picks, capos, slides etc. (B) They're all full.