100,000 a year in gigs...not bad...think I'll practice up and start gigging??

100,000 a year...not in Indiana. You must be talking about high cost of living areas?

OH, if folks are tired of the toy contruction...don't buy one again...until they change it.
But...be sure to tell them why you are not buying them.

As for me, as hard as it is becomming, if it says made in China I find another product (if I can). And I e-mail or call them to tell them whyI did not buy it.

Lee S.