Na -- ya done right, Davey. The one she wanted being the one she got, the learning will have a major head start. Have her touch it a lot, tighten the strings, loosen them, and run her fingers up and down the strings so it grows more and more known to her every sense -- this can be done before the lessons begin. She can even (should she wish) take ti bed with her -- as long as she doesn't roll over much! :>)

I have one two, and we sankk a fine chunk of dough in her first instrument -- a sax -- and she got wonderfully good on it and then (for a number of reasons) switched to the trumpet. Because of what she already knew, she was able to sit down and turn herself from no trumpet playing to competent for her age in a few weeks of entirely self-motivated, self-chosen, self-guided study. She now plays both very well. But the point is she started out with what she knew she wanted. I wouldn't do this with meal menus, but in music it has served her well.

Say g'night Gracie.

Amos