Donation to Belmont University -- Story from "Here and Now"

[Miltown]

Heard this today on public radio:

http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/...tion-nashville

Something else to see in Nashville.

[Astro]

What, my long lost Uncle Shaw died ?

[Charlieshafer]

wow

[Jim Garber]

Interesting, but this photo's labeling is a bit puzzling. I am assuming a fern F-5 and a '30's one. But why is there "since 1919"? There were no F-5's in 1919 and if they are just talking about f-styles in general, they go back further than that. The small type refers to the history of the F-5 and mentions LL but also says they go back to 1922.

[MikeZito]

Charlie's post was right on target . . . . wow!

[Charlieshafer]

And the cynical side says that Gruhn did the right thing buy keeping all those instruments off the market and crashing prices further.

[Hudmister]

And the cynical side says that Gruhn did the right thing buy keeping all those instruments off the market and crashing prices further.

Huh?

[Charlieshafer]

Huh?

That many instruments flooding on to the market at the same time, when they're already suffering from a bit of a glut? This was talked about in other threads regarding the value of Loars. Once a rarity, and snapped up at $250,000, not the vintage dealers have many, with asking prices topping out at about $165k, and many below that, and none selling. If people get the idea that rare vintage instruments aren't all that rare, why pay top dollar. With boomers downsizing,there's no telling how many instruments may be coming on the market. Keeping 500 off all at once? That's big.

What's bigger, though, is that you can make arrangements to go play them.

[William Smith]

Thats where the 39 flowerpot that I was going to buy from Gruhn went! Bummed about that but onto something better from the Dawg!

[Steve VandeWater]

My daughter is a Belmont student. I'll be visiting this exhibit a LOT! Thanks for posting!

[fscotte]

More wonderful instruments gone unplayed. Like rare and nearly extinct animals being killed just so they can be stuffed and gawked at. Sorry but I don't see the value in this story. I see tragedy in more ways than one.