I am disappointed with the plastic guitar and Noah's Ark too. I think American Girl (or Pleasant Co) is very unique compared to other toy industries. They have always maintained their high quality standards. The fact that they have a life time guarantee on all their products, and they would spend extra effort making sure their historical items are accurate (I heard it take 3-5 years of time to develop a historical doll along with her books outfits etc), and they have the best customer service, etc., all these just differentiate them from the rest of the toy industries. So why would they downgrade themselvies now by changing the wooden guitar to plastic? I am confused. This is not even historically accurate. I doubt Felicity actually played a plastic guitar back in Colonial times. I am just as disappointed as the rest of you. I wonder if we should all write an email to their cs rep and express our disappointment? I still love all the new Felicity outfits though, just not the plastic accessories.