I've been playing since I was 8. Just turned 55 (woo-hoo senior citizen discounts!!). I've played most styles, but my personal style is acoustic ballad. I have 8 or 9 instruments, including 2 classicals, a 1987 Gibson WRC electric, bass and banjo. I also am a percussionists and most of the bands I've been in I was the drummer. I've been teaching guitar and percussion at Oklahoma Christian University for over 30 years. As a Registered Piano Tuner I manage to get around on the piano pretty well also. And here I am in the a cappella churches of Christ all my life. However, there have been many opportunities to use these instrumental gifts in worship and I'm sure many more are on the horizon. My wife is a musician too and so we've got some kids that we're able to make music with as well. It's a great time when the "family band" gets together. www.brucemusical.com