My first guitar, I was about 13, was free--an old Harmony, cause my friend bought a new guitar. Then, I was given a flute, cause a friend saw me playing my flute--a was 16. The free one was newer & better! When I was over in Asia, many years back, I bought a nifty bamboo flute for about 25c american. I played it for years, and it has a very unusual minor scale, not quite tuned like anything I have ever heard, one might say---in the cracks (of the piano). And not too long ago, a friend gave me a Zither--Gave--as in FREE! Sometimes, I just can't believe it! I still use the old bamboo flute for demonstrations on ancient & old instruments but I've had to fill the crack running the length of the instrument with gunk. --Zither, I use for showing old time stuff, too, in addition to playing the Zither for fun & for others. Now if somebody would just give to me--for free!--a 9 ft grand piano--Steinway would be good, pre 1991, before they installed the assembly line, of course! And a new guitar with a teeny, weeny neck for my arthritic hands--a Martin or a Gibson to replace the old J-45, or maybe a Larivee would be OK with me!! What? Huh?! Guess I was dreamin' again. Oh, and then there was the old upright piano my brother gave me . . .