Mike, many thanks for the link to the slider straps. I don't think I need it for a small guitar, but it may be helpful with tenor and bass recorders. Boy, do they weigh a lot!

I asked an attorney if I could patent my bag-as-shelf idea, but he said you can't patent an idea which is idiotically simple.

Yesteray was Sunday, and I used the guitar to lead everyone is a song call "Son of God, Eternal Savior," which is to the tune "In Babilone". That is a charming Dutch dance tune, and everybody knew it. We had a nice time.

Many people know the tune as "There's a Wideness in God's Mercy."