[nopardons]

True........and Nero was throwing a dinner party, on the night of that fire, at which he sang, accompanying himself on a lyre.

Still and all, "NERO FIDDLED WHILE ROME BURNED" is the accepted form. LOL

[duckln]

I haven't looked lately on line, maybe I'll give it another shot when the big holiday rolls around. The last time I did wind up buying a bunch of Scmuckers(?) jelly gift packs.

The idea of Nero fiddling is an insult to fiddlers and violinists. The fiddle has a sound post, finger board and is play mainly with a bow. A lyre has none of these features. It must have sounded like a beginning guitar student, not knowing any chords just plucking away on open strings.

However, the lyre was thee predecessor to the violin, and probable why we have our present 13 note scale.

I know, so far it's been a dull day. Too much repetition.