Instrument you wish you'd never sold/traded away?

[Rob Zamites]

Mine was Brian Dean #41, a gorgeous brewing themed cittern. It was either be homeless and live in the streets or be without the instrument. Hindsight being 20/20, I'd opt for being homeless





Full album here.

[Mike Anderson]

Mine was Brian Dean #41, a gorgeous brewing themed cittern. It was either be homeless and live in the streets or be without the instrument. Hindsight being 20/20, I'd opt for being homeless



Full album here.

I feel your pain, Rob. That is a truly unique and beautiful instrument. My selling regrets are luckily minimal: a great 18" bodhran, maybe my Howard low D whistle, that's about it.

[Eddie Sheehy]

Je ne regrette rien...

[DavidKOS]

Fortunately they were all electric guitars or basses. The only mandolin I lost was due to weather, a bad winter in a new location, along with poor storage, trashed a lovely Suzuki bowlback.

[Mike Anderson]

Fortunately they were all electric guitars or basses. The only mandolin I lost was due to weather, a bad winter in a new location, along with poor storage, trashed a lovely Suzuki bowlback.

Really? I had one until Saturday night...it was my grandfather's (one of my first posts at the Forum was about it), 1966 on the label. My cousin's daughter plays fiddle with a fantastic youth group called the North Shore Celtic Ensemble in Vancouver and had recently expressed interest in taking up mandolin, so giving it to her was a natural choice as I was just using it as wall decor. You can see it here:

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...39#post1080939

Certainly nothing to regret there, very talented girl.

[JeffD]

http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/al...chmentid=52109

I don't in any way regret selling it, but I sometimes wonder if I owned it would I play it more than I did.

[David Lewis]

Nearly all of them:

Charvel solidbody with silver speckle finish (admittedly I traded it for my ibanez bass which I love)

Martin copy acoustic guitar

Cort acoustic guitar (was a gift: was under pressure at home to downsize instruments. Second I handed it over regretted it. Bought a ####ty Monterey travel guitar that I dislike. )

Crafter mandolin

There was a Greg Bennett mandolin that I sold to a friend as a beginner model that I was happy to sell to him.

Never sell instruments.

[mrmando]

Schwab e-tenor guitar with Bartolinis:

http://s568.photobucket.com/user/ema...?sort=3&page=1

[Gerry Cassidy]

Fun thread, Rob, but it's kinda pullin' on the heart strings.

I've been fortunate to have held onto the acoustic instruments that really mattered.

The only instrument I truly regret letting go is this Bossa OB6 bass. It's the quilted blonde on the left. It was the only extended range bass I have ever owned that had no neck dive whatsoever. The profile was flat and just a joy to play.

I was more than happy to see the Warwick fretless (on the right) go away. The thing weighed a ton. Sounded good, but it was a ball & chain gigging bass.



I have an internal subconscious sensor keeping a wary eye out for that OB6 if it or a close facsimile ever surfaces again.

[Eddie Sheehy]

I have a couple I've regretted buying...

[William Smith]

I have a couple I've regretted buying...

So happy I'm not the only one! But still wish I had quite a few back, guitars&mandolins.

[Eddie Sheehy]

I still think about this mandolin - an MAD F4 by Peter Mix with artwork by Peter Cree...
and an Archtop Gazouki by Graham McDonald...

[Paul Kotapish]

A '36 Martin 000-18 got away from me when rent was due and the coffers were empty back in the '70s. It's still in excellent hands today, but I should never have let that one go.

[Tom Coletti]

A '71 squareneck Dobro with an etched metal body. That thing had gumption...



--Tom

[citeog]

Like Eddie (and Edith Piaf) I don't spend too much time crying over spilt milk but, if I had the chance, I'd buy back my original zouk. It was a nice Flatiron that I bought from Elderly a long time ago. I sold it to buy a Foley....

Paul

[catmandu2]

I've had (and sold) pedal steels by Sho-bud and Sierra, but I still have a place in my heart for my first one - Fender 800

...and my black top Super Twin

[Jim Garber]

We are really only renting these... after all, you can't take them with you when you go. Sorry to be morbid about these things.

I have friend who is my instrument counselor, one for the few folks I know who has sold off some pretty incredible collection. For him it is catch and release and if he doesn't play an instrument for 6 months then it is ripe for de-accessing.

I am also at the point when I need to make room and solidify my collection. There are certainly some wonderful instruments that I let go but frankly I can't really think of any that I seriously regret selling.

OTOH stay tuned... there may be some coming...

[catmandu2]

Well I certainly agree Jim...I would never be able to use a Super Twin now anyway.


Oh wait, I forgot--my 60s Rogers Power Tone kit (blue flake) and a beautiful set of vintage Zildjians..



And I had a set of these 68 Ludwigs in "Ruby Strata"

[Jim Garber]

The only reason I would miss my 1928 Martin 0042 is that I would be able to sell it for multiple times what I got for it when I sold it decades ago.

[catmandu2]

Okay.. one thing I do lament - a Prophet 600. Alright I'm done now..

[GKWilson]

I had an early 60's Hofner Bass stolen decades ago and still miss it.
It has a one of a kind tailpiece. So, I still look.
I have sold a half dozen or so mandolins and miss them all.
They all helped me along this journey and were well played and loved.
I think I found each of them a good home. So, there is no remorse.
I do have one regret. [Like Eddie] And it's on consignment right now.
What's left is the cream of the crop.
With retirement looming at the first of the year, like Jim, consolidation
is probably in my future. I will greatly miss any of these amazing instruments.
Gary

[Mark Christensen]

Here's my three, what was I thinking.

'81 Gibson Firebird
2011 Northfield NF-5M
'93 Carlson signed Gibson A5-L

[catmandu2]

Beauties all. Only hoping that all of us who've had, now have, and too those yet to begin--something we can express our love with

[Nick Gellie]

Je ne regrette rien...

I am with you on that. You learn something everytime one buys an instrument.

[Dave Greenspoon]

Jerman #11. I don't want to talk about it.