I usually keep an eye out for a deal on ukuleles that I like. With some attractive deals popping up on the marketplace and elsewhere, I have been slow to react and, when they sell, I'm not as heart-broken as I used to be. I find this to be a good sign.
With this, I've come to realize that I like the ones I own. They each have their own sound and personality. I have enough that cover my bases: loud and in-your-face, not-as-loud but pretty sounding, vintage, newer, outdoor, one for my wife, one for each of my kids, Hawaiian, mainland, koa, mahogany, etc. (obviously some cover many bases).
I think I'm done. Acquiring more won't improve my playing or joy.
If I'm going to buy another instrument, it's going to be quite different to help expand my musical knowledge. (If only pedal-steels weren't so expensive . . .)
With this, I've come to realize that I like the ones I own. They each have their own sound and personality. I have enough that cover my bases: loud and in-your-face, not-as-loud but pretty sounding, vintage, newer, outdoor, one for my wife, one for each of my kids, Hawaiian, mainland, koa, mahogany, etc. (obviously some cover many bases).
I think I'm done. Acquiring more won't improve my playing or joy.
If I'm going to buy another instrument, it's going to be quite different to help expand my musical knowledge. (If only pedal-steels weren't so expensive . . .)