Hmmmm. Reminds me of when I was a kid. A friend gave Mum and Dad an old Banjo. It didn't have any strings. I was really keen to learn to play it, but Mum said she would buy some strings when I learned to play it. Catch 22 before the term was invented.

They sold it, I guess to pay for food for the family, but I still haven't forgiven them.