John,

You may not remember but I've stated on here before that the piano is the grandest of all acoustic instruments. I love the sound and just how much music you can get out of one instrument.

The piano also makes more sense musically than any other instrument. The lowest note is on the left and the highest is on the right and all the other notes logically fall chromatically in between and the range is fantastic.

It's a lot less confusing than a guitar. It doesn't require callouses either. It's too bad my Mom couldn't afford to but me a piano 45 years ago. But she did save up $57 to buy me a guitar at the sporting goods store.

It was the best gift I've ever received.