I agree with you, Kent. We have to take the remark in context. Clearly, improvising on stringed instruments was another thing about the rich that annoyed Amos.

I believe the modern equivalent would be "They sit in recliners and watch large-screen TV's."

I've decided that the Finnish tune (mentioned above) which is not in any known key is a little too strange for my second offertory. I am practicing 'Praise to the Lord' plus 'All Glory Laud and Honor' for next time.

A lot of people think they don't know any early music, but some of these well-known hymns go back to the 16th and 17th centuries.