<html> <body> Dale, I don't have a son, but I've had an apprentice for the last 1-1/2 yrs. He's picked it up VERY fast and has been doing great. Earlier today, I started him on restringing a Yamaha grand. He's replaced broken strings before but never a complete job. I'll see how he's doing tomorrow. :-) I'm going on vacation for the next two weeks, so I wanted to get him started on something he wanted some experience with, anyway. Unfortunatly, he's leaving the end of July to go to Indiana University to get his DMA in Composition. :-( But I have another one getting ready to start and he'll be here for at least 2-3 yrs. and will even work for free for the rest of the summer so I can determine if he's going to "pick it up" fairly quickly. In my situation, any help is good help! Congrats on your help! :-) Avery At 05:42 PM 6/30/05, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">   List     This week is a good week.   My 19 yr old Nocturnally oriented musician Son, Dennis, who has worked part time in the shop, finally came to me  at 6:30 am Tuesday with a hug & a smile  & says I want your job. ........I bout fell over. I asked him if he was getting married .  Nahhh..  no girl friend.  He says I need to learn all the stuff I don't know yet. WOW!!!!!!!! Especially the wood working stuff. hmmmm     It's tough searching for direction at the age he is & honestly I was the same age when I did the same thing to my DAD. I'm guessing from what he says now he was just as shocked as I am today    It's a great feeling. I hope it works out but I want it ot be the right thing for him. He already does all the hammer prep, boring ,hanging etc. He helped me fit a block to the flange the other day. It doesn't get any better than this . Besides I could use a break & another belly man here   Regards   Dale</blockquote></body> </html>