Jack those are fascinating instruments which dance and drone with an ancient quality that transmogrifies any place or mood.

I do have an over educated thumb but I enjoy a good stern talking to leenia.

Its been a year already on the soft stringed uke but I am only a quarter of the way to my goal of doing a number of different kinds of music. I probably need another year before I can master 'Café Bistro' but Schindlers list, Crimson Tide, folk, and Bach are intact.

McGrath are you always so agreeable :*) Anything that works on uke works on mandolin but real accompaniments are really complex.

If you haven't seen it, Will Fly has a website school that really works. Thanks for teaching tablature.