At first he knew nothing. Not how to tune it. Not how to place his fingers properly. Not why the left hand had to hurt so badly in order for one sound worth keeping to come out. A neighbor, Mr. Vincent, showed him two chords and then told him the biggest truth he heard back then.

“The rest is patience and stubbornness. If you don’t have both, sell it now.”

Danny had both. He just didn’t know it yet.