Thanks Mike, I thought about gorilla glue or something but i still have a day job. I still try and get at least 2 hrs practice daily but the further i go it seems i find that 2 hrs isn't nearly enough. On weekends i may double or triple that practice time. But the need to challenge, and structure my lessons in the effort to maintain efficiency does concern me a bit though. I'm pretty sure a more private lesson type would help. Thanks again for all your help...Later Mike!