Notemeister, I got her the rig exactly as you and Mick(?) recommended--WX5, Yamaha VL-70m, with the hotrodded Patchman chip. As I said elsewhere, she had just gotten when she broke a wrist, then had carpal tunnel surgeries on each side, all in quick succession. Then Life Happened--her mother went downhill, we moved in to care for her, and Trudy pretty much hasn't had the rig out of the box.

I also got her an incredible deal on a late '60s Vito tenor sax, and she coaxed a few notes out of that. But she has just been to slammin' busy for anything outside of cooking, housework, and doctor's visits. (She goes to all of mine, too.) Oh, yeah: Life in the Old Folks' Fast Lane.

I will continue to check in. Thank you SO much for all your help to this point. I have bookmarked your links and will refer to them when appropriate.

Thanks!
R.

"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."