Hey Bill and Bob...If you're in need of another strange instrument in your basement......Following the dulcimer theme build a 4 player table dulcimer. Even otherwise shy people like to try it out and when you get a few people swapping around after awhile you're laughing so damn hard it doesn't matter how well anybody plays. I think I've gotten more people involved with that thing than any other method Ive tried. Kids love it, old folks love it, uptight people love it...It's raucous, hideous sounding, and no one sounds too good therefore no one sounds to bad. catspaw