Wow! Janice, seven children and energy to do anything is amazing. I got a guitar at seven but it was one of those early stellas. It warped so badly that it couldn't make music. I tried though. I got my first electric at eleven or 12. That was a Kent, triple pick-up jobby. Little Kalamazoo amp. Thats when all the trials and tribulations of the old Stella fell into place. The rest is history and mystery.