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Author: hans
Date: 2003-08-22 21:02
I hope to have many years of playing left, but can't help wondering what I should do with my instruments, accessories, and substantial collection of music when the time comes that they are no longer of use to me.
Has anyone else thought about this and come up with ideas?
Hans (turning 58 this month, which prompted this line of thought)
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Author: Henry
Date: 2003-08-22 21:27
Sounds rather morbid, Hans, considering that you're still a youngster! I hope that you won't have to worry about this "problem" for at least another 25 years (cf. Don Berger). But, when the time comes for me to decide, I'll think first of my children and/or grand children, if they are at all interested in pursuing music. If not, some local or state (of course, in Canada, provincial) educational institution would seem most appropriate. Keep tooting for a long time!!
Henry
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Author: allencole
Date: 2003-08-22 21:37
When the time comes, just look around you. If you don't have family members following in your footsteps and you can't find a suitable institution to make use of your stuff, I'm sure that there will be passionate players and teachers out there who can benefit.
A retired player in my hometown gave me two boxes of old music some years ago, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it.
Should I die early, my will asks a close musician friend to distribute my music belongings where he sees fit.
Allen Cole
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Author: ken
Date: 2003-08-22 22:09
No brainer. Everything I own clarinet; horns, cases, stands, all accessories, sheet music, compositions, assignments from college, clarinet recordings CD & vinyl, my own transcribed solos--the works down to the nubby pencils will all be donated to my old High School band music department. The clarinets by agreement will be played indoors explicitly and the rest will be for public consumption and shelved in their library. But that happens to be where MY heart lives... v/r Ken
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Author: Barrie Marshall
Date: 2003-08-23 01:05
Hi hans,
I made a terrible mistake some years ago, I had not played my clarinet for some years, and thought I would never again, I was moving and a fellow musician, a piano player helped me to move, he worked very hard, I asked if he wanted paying, and he said he could use my old sheet music, all popular stuff and without thinking about it gave it to him, not much later two band leaders I had played with in my teens and early twenties got in touch with me (believe or not on the same day, was God trying to tell me something) I joined both bands and having been playing gigs a plenty ever since.....I REALLY REGRET PARTING WITH MY SHEET MUSIC! I am 63 years old.
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Author: ginny
Date: 2003-08-23 02:51
Years ago, in my classical guitar life, a widow of ten years gave me several boxes of her late husband's sheet music. I refer to it as the Kenneth Burman collection and felt close to him. I would see his study notes (they helped me) when working from the pieces, including notes and an autograph of a well know teacher he studied with. I no longer play guitar much, but I assume my survivors will find a good home for the collection and all I've added to it.
You're too young to worry about that, your relatives can figure it out. Segovia still played in his 90s, and I plan to play some instrument until the end.
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Author: Wes
Date: 2003-08-23 03:27
This situation is also of concern to me as I own many instruments and have a lot of music and books about music. Libraries may take some of the music and books but they have limited budgets for sorting, cataloguing, and shelving items that they know little about. Sometimes they just have library sales to get rid of donations. The museum in Vermillion, SD gets a lot of music donated that they find difficult to sort.
My expectation is to sell all unused music, books, and instruments on Ebay or the local newspapers and keep the ones I use. Some items may go to museums. Leftover instruments not wanted later by heirs would be sold under commission by some reputable dealers and the music and books donated to libraries. Each instrument or valuable book should have a descriptive note with it, as soon as possible. If reasonable, instruments and cases should be cleaned and repaired.
Ones heirs should not be saddled with the difficult work of disposing of extensive collections of which they know little. Good luck!
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2003-08-23 04:59
My father died when he was 67, my mother died when she was 67, even my first wife died when she was 67. I'll be 67 in five months. But I'm still laughing far too much even to think about croaking yet. Hey, serotonin reuptake inhibitors are great, aren't they?
I gave my oboe to my son a few years ago; maybe he'll enjoy the rest of the warehouse. Anyway, he's good at distributing stuff appropriately.
If I had brains, of course, I'd sell whatever I could and spend it all on fast living.
Regards,
John
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2003-08-23 12:52
The International Clarinet Association has a very good library; much of that music is donated.
Also, if you have instruments that you'd rather get a good home that just add to your estate's value and they're modern style, perhaps you could use the I.C.A. to find them a good home. They have a program whereby they get used instruments into the hands of students in countries where instruments are either almost impossible to find or impossibly expensive to own.
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Author: hans
Date: 2003-08-23 14:38
Thanks to all who replied for your perspectives and interesting, useful ideas.
Hans
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-08-23 15:42
Just got around to reading this, Hans. Henry, many TKS for the "plug" , I recommend a belief in immortality as well as "taking care", even tho the guess-timates of remaining years always seems to diminish! My BW and I now refer to most of you as "young folk", possessing a great future. At a "who wants what" meeting, one of our 4 kids [also have 9+ grand grandkids], a collecter of good things [and junk, like me] expressed desire for "all of it", and would distribute and dispose in a manner pleasing to my "rest". He already has "my" Mark 6 tenor, available if needed. Sounds good to us. Yes, many avenues for gifts and low-priced sale are readily available and deserving, not hard to find. Best of luck to all "estate planners" . Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: wyatt
Date: 2003-08-24 00:04
just don't worry about it. enjoy what you have, get more if you can, get rid of what you don't want.
all of your treasures will wind up in the Salvation Army store.
bob gardner}ÜJ
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