Buscarino and Webb Jazz Guitars and Henriksen Jazz Amp-10 for Sale
DonMac7
go to the following links.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/msg/1533661433.html
Tim McNamara
<92ec44f2-5300-42a3...@e37g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
DonMac7 <don_ma...@live.com> wrote:
> I have some fine muscial instruments for sale. If interested please
> go to the following links.
>
> http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/msg/1533661433.html
I'm sure that's a very fine instrument- it's certainly very attractive
in the photos- but I just get a kick out of Buscarino's notion that
"affordable" is nearly $5000. My day job pays way more money than a
full time jazz musician is likely to make and $5000 is out of my price
range for a guitar.
--
"I wear the cheese, it does not wear me."
DonMac7
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> <92ec44f2-5300-42a3-95ba-1568137e7...@e37g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
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> DonMac7 <don_macart...@live.com> wrote:
> > I have some fine muscial instruments for sale. If interested please
> > go to the following links.
>
> >http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/msg/1533661433.html
>
> I'm sure that's a very fine instrument- it's certainly very attractive
> in the photos- but I just get a kick out of Buscarino's notion that
> "affordable" is nearly $5000. My day job pays way more money than a
> full time jazz musician is likely to make and $5000 is out of my price
> range for a guitar.
>
> --
> "I wear the cheese, it does not wear me."
Thanks for the comment. It is a fine guitar and at the present moment
I do not believe John makes or sells any guitars at this low of a
price.
Rick Stone
Bill Comins used to, and he was LOSING money making archtops. For a
hand-made guitar, $5,000 is a steal.
I bet you're willing to pay WAY more than $5,000 for a car, and it won't
last nearly as long or hold its value the way a good instrument does.
I've NEVER lost money on ANY guitar I've bought and later sold, and in
20/20 hind-sight the money I spent on instruments was a much safer
investment than when I was trying to do the "responsible" thing and put
it into things IRAs, mutual funds and stocks (that money has not grown
much in 20 years, and some of my investments even lost considerable
principle!) The guitars have faired MUCH better (particularly the ones
I've held onto for a long time) and they're so much more fun than a
IRAs, stocks or bonds (when was the last time you ever actually wanted
to SEE your portfolio?)
--
Rick Stone
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DonMac7
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Rick, Great comments. I totally agree.
Don
Tim McNamara
Rick Stone <rick...@rickstone.com> wrote:
> DonMac7 wrote:
> > On Jan 2, 11:00 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
> >> In article
> >> <92ec44f2-5300-42a3-95ba-1568137e7...@e37g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>
> >> ,
> >>
> >> DonMac7 <don_macart...@live.com> wrote:
> >>> I have some fine muscial instruments for sale. If interested
> >>> please go to the following links.
> >>> http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/msg/1533661433.html
> >> I'm sure that's a very fine instrument- it's certainly very
> >> attractive in the photos- but I just get a kick out of Buscarino's
> >> notion that "affordable" is nearly $5000. My day job pays way
> >> more money than a full time jazz musician is likely to make and
> >> $5000 is out of my price range for a guitar.
>
> > Thanks for the comment. It is a fine guitar and at the present
> > moment I do not believe John makes or sells any guitars at this low
> > of a price.
>
> Bill Comins used to, and he was LOSING money making archtops. For a
> hand-made guitar, $5,000 is a steal.
I'd imagine that's true- cost of materials and many, many hours of labor
to make a fine guitar. I paid $2000 for my hand-built archtop a few
years ago (from Matt Cushman), the most expensive guitar I'd bought up
to then and quite likely to be the most expensive guitar I ever buy.
Even solid body guitars can take huge amounts of time and expense- Jerry
Garcia's "Tiger" was reported to have taken six years to build and cost
$5800 in 1979 ($17000 in today's money). In 1989 Doug Irwin was paid
$11000 ($19000 today) for "Tiger's" replacement, "Rosebud."
Those are a bit out of my league, too!
> I bet you're willing to pay WAY more than $5,000 for a car, and it
> won't last nearly as long or hold its value the way a good instrument
> does.
Well, actually, I'm not willing to pay more than $5000 for a car- having
learned my lesson expensive about buying new. I won't pay more for a
car than I can pay in cash on the day I buy it. No more car loans for
me. I am allergic to debt.
> I've NEVER lost money on ANY guitar I've bought and later sold, and
> in 20/20 hind-sight the money I spent on instruments was a much safer
> investment than when I was trying to do the "responsible" thing and
> put it into things IRAs, mutual funds and stocks (that money has not
> grown much in 20 years, and some of my investments even lost
> considerable principle!) The guitars have faired MUCH better
> (particularly the ones I've held onto for a long time) and they're so
> much more fun than a IRAs, stocks or bonds (when was the last time
> you ever actually wanted to SEE your portfolio?)
I've never made a profit on any guitar I've sold and have lost at least
50% on each. But I can't afford the expensive guitars that are likely
to appreciate in value in the first place; not a big deal, I don't play
well enough to justify spending $5000 on a guitar.
Rick Stone
> I'd imagine that's true- cost of materials and many, many hours of labor
> to make a fine guitar. I paid $2000 for my hand-built archtop a few
> years ago (from Matt Cushman), the most expensive guitar I'd bought up
> to then and quite likely to be the most expensive guitar I ever buy.
Not to mention the cost of tools and keeping a full-blown wood shop
(with computerized mills and all). That's like buying a 2nd house!
> Well, actually, I'm not willing to pay more than $5000 for a car- having
> learned my lesson expensive about buying new. I won't pay more for a
> car than I can pay in cash on the day I buy it. No more car loans for
> me. I am allergic to debt.
Agree with you there. The ONLY thing I've EVER borrowed money for in my
life was to buy a house.
> I've never made a profit on any guitar I've sold and have lost at least
> 50% on each. But I can't afford the expensive guitars that are likely
> to appreciate in value in the first place; not a big deal, I don't play
> well enough to justify spending $5000 on a guitar.
Once you start looking at real quality instruments, I think you'll find
that equation changes. As for thinking you're not good enough to own
that kind of instrument, I say HOGWASH. Having an amazing instrument
makes you WANT TO practice all the time!
Bill Williams
>As for thinking you're not good enough to own
> that kind of instrument, I say HOGWASH. Having an amazing instrument
> makes you WANT TO practice all the time!
Many thanks for these words of wisdom, Rick.
With you all the way on this!
Bill
DonMac7
> I have some fine muscial instruments for sale. If interested please
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DonMac7
> On Jan 2, 6:20 am, DonMac7 <don_macart...@live.com> wrote:
>
> > I have some fine muscial instruments for sale. If interested please
> > go to the following updated links.
>
> http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/msg/1545698036.html
>