That's true, a good family friend and I talked about this very thing. He's a seriously good guitar player and has been playing for about 50 years. While he really enjoys playing guitar, for the past 25 years he's been playing the fiddle too. However, he's nowhere near as good at the fiddle as he is at guitar and according to him, he's tried everything and he practices constantly. No matter what he tries, that's as good as he's going to get at the fiddle, according to him. I'm interested in what people's experiences are though, since there are times when dogged persistence has paid off. I'm also wondering if people have noticed the wall they've hit and taken the experience they've gained by not improving in one area and applied it successfully in another area.