I regret selling my Kiwaya KTS-4. That was a brilliant little uke.
I've traded or sold off several ukes over the years and regret some of those transactions now. I'm sure I'm not alone in this. My greatest regret is selling a Beansprout banjo uke.
What's yours?
Pretty funny, i sold my Kiwaya a couple of weeks ago and i'm already thinking it was a huge mistake, i really miss it. Ahhh well, the guy who bought it was cool and a real player so at least it's getting some air time...
Pretty funny, i sold my Kiwaya a couple of weeks ago and i'm already thinking it was a huge mistake, i really miss it. Ahhh well, the guy who bought it was cool and a real player so at least it's getting some air time...
I am kicking myself that I did not buy your MP concert you recently sold. Cedar top, walnut back and sides, my favoirite woods. I was doing the right thing by holding off because I had a deal pending. I have tried to pay for it three times, still not finished still pending. Not even sure if I will ever see it. Oh well more money to spend on a Covered Bridge tenor.
Sometimes you have to put them back into circulation and let some other folks enjoy them.
On the flip side, I sold to an active member who is a wonderful person and she has taken very good care of it and given it the love that it deserves.
This is a great approach, and one I try to employ myself. Sure, it's sad to see certain nice ukes go, but in almost every case, when I've sold one, it enabled me to try something new.
Sometimes the new one wasn't as great as the one I gave up, but I really enjoy trying new and different ukuleles, so I'm quite happy to have had those opportunities.
I've had several of these too, where I could tell that the new owner appreciated and loved the uke even more than I did - sometimes coming back months later to again thank me for selling that particular uke to them. Knowing that someone else got a lot of joy out of a uke I let go really helps to negate any regret.
-Steve
Very true. Sometimes you also have to just let them go to the right owner.