Matthew can use a cartridge for a while, but eventually I'll want him to use the heart of darkness. I look forward to seeing how you do on your experiment. Eventually. When you get back around to your pen obsession. ~wink~
What can I say?
I’m something of a serial hobbyist....
Actually, it’s more like guitar is the most obsessive interest I have. If I get away from it for awhile, I forget how much it pulls me in. Lately I end up getting home, picking it up, and next thing I know, I’m sitting there in the dark ‘cause the sun’s gone down, I haven’t had dinner yet, the laundry needs doing and the dishes need washing, and it’s past time for bed.
Mandolin doesn’t do that to me. I think it’s that guitar is more challenging, because you can do a lot more than just play the melody line. Or something. Dunno. But I remember being the same way with it back in Germany when I was first learning the basic chords.
I wish I hadn’t stopped for over five years in between, though. :-\ I could actually be pretty good by now, maybe. Instead, I’m only just now getting to where I was when I left off.