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gillsev

gillsev

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My turntables are precious objects to me, namely my Garrard Lab 80 and my Thorens TD 124. I am enjoying every bit of it and will continue to do so as long as I live. I love the sentimentality of vinyl and the ritual involved to play it. Unfortunately in my family, it seems that I am the only one who appreciates this kind of format. Everybody else are into CD's and MP3's or FM, all for the sake of convenience. It is just sad to think that if I passed away, so also will all my vinyl collection and turntables go in some bargain bin since none of them appreciates this kind of stuff.

Not that I'm ever contemplating of suicide, but life is just unpredictable.
 
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They will be right. You won't need them and someone else will love them.

Do you think the original owners of these tables are still alive?
 
I have gotten my young nephew into vinyl. So whenever that day comes, he will get what he wants. If my kids don't come around in the end.

Recently there are younger kids (13-16) interested in Vinyl, I have given away a few of my lesser turntables so they can start.
One kid was excited to get a old MCI turntable I picked up for $1.00. I let him have an album.
 
Great post! Really has me thinking.
Regards,
Jim
 
My 16 year old daughter is already into vinyl. She's started out with a BIC 980, maybe an upgrade some year before long? Not all kids are completely immersed in the realm of strictly convenient music listening. I've got a few of my students into it as well.
 
My 10-year-old daughter loves music, and already has her own hifi in her room, complete with turntable. She prefers vinyl to CDs, and we don't have an iPod in the family. I sometimes point to my record shelves, stereo gear, guitars, and other junk, and tell her, "Someday all this will be yours."
 
I'm child free and have often wondered what will become of my gear, albums or any of my prized possessions for that matter, once I shuffle of this mortal coil.
 
Sell all the crap before you die. OR if your worried about what your heirs will do with it put a post it on everything with it's value if sold on eBay.

Most heirs appreciate money just fine.
 
G'day all, yes it's both a very thought provoking and relevant thread. I have a bit of a 'doubling' of this issue here as alongside all my vinyl stuff there is all my Ham Radio stuff including rather large antennas outside, and all my close friends are older than I am (an Asperger's Syndrome trait)!

Sadly, a shorter life span than average is likely for me a simple consequence of permanent spinal cord injury and type 2 diabetes. This thread has made me think! Thank you. Regards, Felix aka catman.
 
A friend of mine called me up just a few weeks ago wanting to know my full name. He wanted to put me in his will for his and his dad's modest vinyl collection. He's not a serious collector nor does he play them but he knows I do. Very thoughtful. As for me, I'd hope my brother and 3... er make that 4 now... nephews would get all my junk. Not really thinking of the whole will thing but the thought did cross my mind when my buddy added me to his.
 
I have only two daughters (ages 8 and 10). My 10 yr. old probably has a better chance in acquiring them since she already has some basic knowledge in operating some of my stuff (except the turntable). My 8 yr. old has no interest of these things at all (besides being mentally slow).

My 10 yr. old has observed me in my vinyl ritual and she thought it was pretty neat playing that big black CD on a stick, as she calls it. Maybe just a little more persuasion might "convert" her. Maybe I am also partly to blame for not really giving her the "hands on" experience on my turntables because I am afraid she might ruin them by accident. You know how kids are.

Besides, none of my music appeals to her taste. I am more into big band style music that sounds really ancient to her. She is into contemporary Christian rock. So you can see the contrast here. I just need to find a compromise somehow that will bring us together for this purpose.
Time will tell :scratch2: ...
 
I've got possessions worth a lot more than money, as in they are family heirlooms, and I don't worry about those... the family will figure it out.. Once I'm gone they are worthless to me..

Your family will figure out what your possessions are worth to them after you are gone..

Life is too short to worry about this little ****.. GO LIVE!
 
gillsev said:
Besides, none of my music appeals to her taste. I am more into big band style music that sounds really ancient to her. She is into contemporary Christian rock. So you can see the contrast here. I just need to find a compromise somehow that will bring us together for this purpose.
Time will tell :scratch2: ...
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Take her record shopping with you and let her pick a couple of records from groups she likes. You may find that you enjoy them as well.
 
BTW... I have to wonder here.. you have two young kids and you are worried about simple possessions if something happens to you.. maybe you should wonder about what's gonna happen with those kids?

Sounds like you are are too young to be worried about what you are right now... your priorities seem to be a little off... Some day you will probably have sold off your gear anyway... You may need to fund some college or weddings..

Maybe you need to set up a trust fund to care for your gear after you are gone?
 
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Hehehehehe...Right after I got married, I got Lauriann (The Wife) & Bethany (The "Girlfriend") back in the Ship's Radio Room where I have my Boatanchor Collection, & was "Splainin'" to them what each one was, & what they were worth. You could see the wheels a-spinning in Bethany's head...Lauriann looked at her & grinned & went, "Wait a minute, little girl...I gotta kick, TOO, before you get yr hands on this stuff..." Bethany just looked at her like, "Well, THAT can be arrainged..." Before y'all get any ideas, Bethany was 16 then, & is sorta the daughter I never had..And is almost as bad of a "Wiseguy" as me am...I call her my little "Girlfriend" basically to get her goat a bit...(Grin)
 
similost said:
BTW... I have to wonder here.. you have two young kids and you are worried about simple possessions if something happens to you.. maybe you should wonder about what's gonna happen with those kids?

Sounds like you are are too young to be worried about what you are right now... your priorities seem to be a little off... Some day you will probably have sold off your gear anyway... You may need to fund some college or weddings..

Maybe you need to set up a trust fund to care for your gear after you are gone?
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I have already set my priorities straight and they will be taken care of by my substantial whole life insurance.

It's not that I am worried, it is just an awareness because you'd never know what a day brings forth. Life is finite.

http://www.medindia.net/patients/calculators/world-death-clock.asp
 
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