We visited a Woodcraft retail store today with my parents and at said store was a build-it-yourself guitar kit. Harry already has a strong interest in both music and woodworking so needless to say he stoked at the idea of building your own guitar. He also has a small beginners guitar that his uncle bought him for Christmas a few years ago. After we talked to the guy about the kit and the six week class they offer to build it Harry and I had the following conversation:
Harry: Papa?
me: yes?
Harry: my guitar only plays country music
me: *blink* what do you mean kiddo?
Harry: when I play my guitar why does only country music come out of it? I want it to play rock and roll music
me: well Harry the guitar doesn’t play the music, the person playing the guitar decides what kind of music comes out of it
Harry: oh…. *deep intense thought*
Several hours later (after the drama of my parents newly purchased air conditioner for their camper getting blown off the roof of our van onto the highway) Harry came down stairs:
Harry: my guitar is STILL only playing country music!
me: what do you mean?
Marilyn: can you tell us what sound its making?
Harry: well I don’t know what sound but it doesn’t sound like rock and roll music
*Marilyn looks at me and I look at her and we simultaneously come to a sudden realization as to just what the HELL he’s talking about*
me: well Harry you need a different kind of guitar to play rock and roll music
Marilyn: yeah you need an electric guitar
me: what you have is an acoustic guitar and thats the kind of guitar they generally use for country music
Sometimes it takes a little bit to get on his same wavelength…