buddhuu
Super Moderator (Retired)
I seem to spend my life buying and selling instruments. My role in bands and sessions changes, so my instrument requirements change. Due to my own monumental stupidity and irresponsibility years ago, I am still climbing out of debt, so I can't just buy stuff. If I want something, then something else has to go.
I quit my band a while ago as the vibe had changed so much since we started it that the fun was waning. In the band I was mainly bluegrass mandolin and uke.
I now lead a folk session, and a folk band seems to be emerging from that session in much the same way as The Ploughmen emerged from a previous jam I started at the same local pub a few years ago. My duties now are mostly Irish trad mandolin and tin whistle. When uke is appropriate I can use my wife's soprano.
My bluegrass mandolin is really not appropriate for the genre. I need to buy a folk mandolin. This means I have to sell my current mando, a good carbonfibre fiddle bow and (AAARGH!) maybe my Kala tenor uke. It seems like only 5 minutes ago I was selling a mandolin to afford the Kala! It's a bummer because I'm not giving up 'ukulele, and I love my Kala. But I love the music I make with other people even more.
Looks like I may be walking everywhere soon as my car died too!
Anyway, it sounds worse than it is. I'm still a lucky guy with a lucky and happy life, and I'm having a great time with the music. I just like complaining! LOLz.
So, here's the nosy bit: If you had to sell something to buy a new instrument (or a new car!), what would you find hardest to part with, and why?
I quit my band a while ago as the vibe had changed so much since we started it that the fun was waning. In the band I was mainly bluegrass mandolin and uke.
I now lead a folk session, and a folk band seems to be emerging from that session in much the same way as The Ploughmen emerged from a previous jam I started at the same local pub a few years ago. My duties now are mostly Irish trad mandolin and tin whistle. When uke is appropriate I can use my wife's soprano.
My bluegrass mandolin is really not appropriate for the genre. I need to buy a folk mandolin. This means I have to sell my current mando, a good carbonfibre fiddle bow and (AAARGH!) maybe my Kala tenor uke. It seems like only 5 minutes ago I was selling a mandolin to afford the Kala! It's a bummer because I'm not giving up 'ukulele, and I love my Kala. But I love the music I make with other people even more.
Looks like I may be walking everywhere soon as my car died too!
Anyway, it sounds worse than it is. I'm still a lucky guy with a lucky and happy life, and I'm having a great time with the music. I just like complaining! LOLz.
So, here's the nosy bit: If you had to sell something to buy a new instrument (or a new car!), what would you find hardest to part with, and why?