Student vs. pro

AlCarruth@aol.com
Tue, 14 Jan 1997 08:12:13 -0500 (EST)

Several years ago, a friend called to tell me that a neighbor of hers was
tearing down an old barn. Sure enough, there were a few nice floor joists of
hundred-year-old Red spruce. I had an order for a dulcimer, so I used some
for it's soundboard.

I had it done a week or so later, and took it to a coffeehouse to show my
friend. Another member of the band she played on, whose day job was with a
large computer firm, saw it and asked me how long ago it was a barn? When I
told him a week, he said," Oh, it only takes a week to build one of those?
How much could that cost?" I said, "Well, Jon, how much do you make in a
week?" "Oh,well..." he says.
"Look, Jon" says I, "I shop in the same stores you do."