jgreen - hope your 12er gets well soon. For strings its barbed wire and baling twine or Elixer lights. I figured on tuning down a half step. Are there any advantages to tuning down a full step?
Pete - I'm sure to have fun. I've had GAS for a 12er for a long time.
Zurf - Scott County is in the southwest corner of Virginia, I'm about 38 miles west of the Bristol speedway so I'll be using 81 to travel to and from Pa.
JJJ & Z - I always enjoyed the rich sound of my brothers Yamaha 12ers. I really didn't need two six string guitars and my brother didn't need two 12ers so its a great deal for both of us.
Dino - Thank you, I'm sure to enjoy it. I'll want to find another 6 string to keep in the guest house, I'll have to start visiting the local pawn shops.
Live in the "now" - a contentment of the moment - the past is gone - the future doesn't exist - all we ever really have is now and it's always "now".