One of the Tabora Project Coordinators, Joshua Paul, recently recieved an Alto Strumstick as a graduation present. It has a great sound and, he found, is remarkably easy to play. It is fretted diatonically, rather than chromatically like a guitar, which means you don't have to worry about as many notes, or hitting that really weird half-step that doesn't really fit into the song. Josh will be taking his Strumstick to Tanzania in August.

A Description from the McNally Website:

'You’ll sound good right from the start and you can play songs the first day. The Strumstick feels good to play, you’ll pick it up again and again. We designed the Strumstick for people who don't play any music, and are sure they can't play any music. There are no wrong notes; there are just the notes of a simple scale. Since there are no wrong notes, there are no mistakes; you can have fun making sounds without worrying about "getting it right".'

Many thanks to the McNallys for thier donation to the Tabora Project!