`` from whati gather , hestartedher on the lute forthe first two days , then decided she had absolutely no talent and switched to the harpsichord.unfortunately , his method of teaching was to rap her knuckles with the handle ofhishorsewhipwhen she hitthe wrong key.the third time herapped her so , valoree smashedthe lute over his headandtold him that ifheever showed his face here againshe would stick his whip handleup his - er - well , you get the idea .