How true that is, Don. Knowing what is possible and not possible on other instruments is invaluable.

Way back in the 80's when I was teaching Electone, we had a guy named Claude Dupras, who was a world champion organist (from Montreal) and he did seminars on how to imitate instruments on the organ, as well as orchestration style classes, so we would know the correct ranges of orchestral instruments (the string section, brass ensembles, woodwinds etc.), and that knowledge has managed to stick in my old brain all these years, and has proved very handy.

I must say you have a wicked guitar emulation on the arranger, in fact, you seem to make any arranger do that job for you. No doubt your guitar playin' days paid off handsomely.

Ian