How to spend your stimulus check............ (Page 4/4) williegoat MAR 30, 11:35 AM Neither guitar tone, nor Jacob Waltz' mine* are the mystery that many would have you believe. Just like listening to "enthusiasts" discuss a high performance internal combustion engine or leftists discussing politics, most rely on myth and hearsay rather than make an effort to understand the subject. *(on the latter, I am sworn to secrecy) maryjane MAR 30, 12:50 PM Tomes have been written about tones, which were previously taught to all young schoolchildren with something called a tonette, which parents were obligated to buy when blowing across the top of a coke bottle would have worked just as good. They probably cost about a nickel to make back in the day. I still remember the way the bakelite kinda tasted.. Otherwise, all I remember about them was that all holes covered = a low C. blackrams MAR 30, 03:58 PM quote Originally posted by maryjane: Tomes have been written about tones, which were previously taught to all young schoolchildren with something called a tonette, which parents were obligated to buy when blowing across the top of a coke bottle would have worked just as good. They probably cost about a nickel to make back in the day. I still remember the way the bakelite kinda tasted.. Otherwise, all I remember about them was that all holes covered = a low C. That reminds me of my report cards in high school. Rams