Thanks, Frank. Our concern with the toy guitar was that he would treat it roughly and then transfer that behavior over to a real guitar. Our kids are pretty mellow, though... so maybe it's just shell shock from seeing too many musicians trash instruments (gasp gasp, wheeze) Do you think the two guitar thing would really be a good idea? Our point in open tuning was so that he could strum without forming the chords. As long as I play in D he's okay to play with me. His rhythm abilities are quite good now. Would introducing the second guitar in standard tuning be too early? We don't want to be stage parents, but we're eager to have the kids jam with us.