I got into banjo about a year ago. After a lifetime of playing mostly Fender-style electric guitars, acoustic instruments in general seem like delicate flowers. Banjos in particular are completely absurd.
About a month ago, I went to see Noam Pikelny's solo show. He had several guitars onstage prior to the start, including a 50's blackguard Tele. Out of nowhere, the Tele tipped over, crashing against the stage. Noam's assistant ran over, picked up the Tele, strummed it a few times, checked the tuners, rolled the knobs back and forth, and put it back on the stand. Had that been his National resonator plectrum guitar or a banjo, I don't think it would've fared as well.
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