Parson ... it was catspaw who gave me that piece of sage advice and after learning everything I could about guitars, wood, sound, how they're built, and anything else I could glean, I bought a Larrivee dreadnought. I had decided to get a Martin and made one last trip to play a guitar I hadn't played before, a Larrivee D-05. It now has a place of honor in my home, along side my Gibson B-25.

Now, if someone can just tell me why Larrivee doesn't put a strap button on the lower bout of their guitars! I called them on Friday, regarding that question. They were so nice and are sending me the button and instructions for putting it on. I, did, however, forget to ask them "why?"