Originally Posted by: iihollyMy mom wouldn't get me guitar lessons until I asked for them for a year. I begged persistently. Finally she got me them. So my advice=beg. That might not work, but it's worth a shot.
With one of my guitars (me beloved taylor) I combined it as a christmas and birthday present+I payed for half of it. You might want to try a compromise like that.

i did a similar thing ages ago...only it was for a stupid mobile phone...