I've been playing classical piano for quite a few years and started taking lessons about 15 years ago from someone who was good. We became friends as well, and I'd still be taking lessons if she hadn't died 5 years ago (89 years old.) It would be nice to have the time to learn to sight read :). On 11/3/2005 at 9:13 PM Fred Cisin wrote: I took up the tuba in 1997, being a nearsighted piano player since I was a kid. My wife encouraged me to take up an instrument that I could be more "sociable" with. I'm still nearsighted, but since then, I've also learned double bass and am setting my sights on learning viola this year. Just another noise to torment the dogs... Are musically-minded people still as commonplace in the computer business as they once were? Cheers, Chuck