Marion - something is not right.

I'm working on establishing myself as a pro entertainer

The hard facts are -

Ya ain't gonna make it girl!

If you are already proficient - you can get by perhaps and hour A DAY practice.

And artisan needs to first invest in themselves - cough up 400 Canadian for a old-used student/studio and another 150 to have it tuned and tempered.

You need to become "married" to your instrument. You need it available...to caress first thing in the morning (to replicate a phrase you woke up to on the radio)......it needs to be available in the middle of the night, (when you can't sleep because of a haunting melody)and it needs to be around all weekend long so you can ....pound on it, tickle it, explore its nuances, and most of all play with it and have fun.

If you are this tight about bucks - you are sorely out of luck when it comes to the terms of becoming a "professional" - you lack the passion that others are willing to pay for.

Chicky - stay amature - pickup a plastic thingy at the thrift store....Lord forbid that I suggest you consider paying for musical lessons!

Sincerely,
Gargoyle