Dear Diary and readers Played the first few bars of Bourree in e minor by JS Bach. That my fingers obey and that, not too slowly is a miracle. Really trying to get the holding down of two strings at a time right. Also working furiously on sound. So far the few chords allow me a few pop and rock songs. I guess for someone who is not playing mandolin for even a month it is not too bad? Well now it is to perfect that argent thread that reaches into the ethers - sound and music!