Thank you! One reason it has seemed to get side-tracked is because I've been reporting in the last couple of years the progress of the boy, now a very tall young man, who initially asked for the guitar and lessons. This is the follow-through part after the initial research and help from Mudcatters. I will admit, that I still kind of forced the issue, in having him start with classical even though he thought electric was the best guitar around. He bought an electric after the first few months of lessons and didn't mention it to his teacher, but I finally did, because I want him to know we all think both are okay, we just wanted him to start with classical; lessons include both classical and electric now.

A little over three years ago to the day, my son started classical guitar lessons with Michael Dailey of The Guitar Studio in west Fort Worth. He teaches there plus lessons at several area colleges and universities, and is well-respected in his field. He used to front for a couple of rock bands, but he mostly teaches classical guitar.

It's pretty thrilling for a parent to listen to the stages, to have heard the moment when the classical music turned the corner from being an exercise to being a passion, and it's interesting to listen to the process of parsing rock and classical sometimes, and merging them at others.

We've tended to go the reverse direction of what John H. recommended, but I think it is a typical route to follow and one that Dylan might have done IF I hadn't grown up with a father who studied classical guitar (with Don Firth) as he was toward his interest in being a folksinger.

At this point, my imput is to pay for lessons, to drive him over, and on occasion remind him if he of it if he hasn't taken one or other of the guitars over for a lesson in a while. The rest is up to him.

SRS