Here is a little story … when I was around 9 years old, I loved to play the autoharp in my 4th grade class. It was shinny black and I just loved to strum it as we sang from the song book. Well, that was back in 1950′s … Now our son in Seattle loves to shop at the Goodwill store near his house. As an indi-folk song writer/musician, he uses all kinds of instruments on his “albums”. And he knows I like old instruments too. Well, for Father’s Day he gave me a beautiful auto harp that was dated on the case 1958 and was used in an elementary school. What a nice surprise! Just needs a little work on some of the pads and a tuneup and I will be “back at school” playing again! Blessings!