Unofficial Taylor Guitar Forum - UTGF
The Lounge => The Lounge => Topic started by: tnfiddler on February 06, 2012, 01:44:52 PM
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While at a bluegrass festival this weekend, I came across a new 5-string fiddle from a very good luthier and fell in love with it. It sounds and plays amazing, looks great and is a boomer! I want this thing so bad but I am trying to decide if I want to buy it. I know it will get snatched up really quick. It's $3,000 and I have the money to buy it, I am just trying to decide to buy it. The first thing the wife said was, "You don't need it, you can only play one at a time!" Opinions please, I need to call by at least Wednesday to tell him I want it. What would my fellow musicians do??
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Now you know better than to ask us bunch of enablers here what to do......... ::)
Can you sell your other fiddle if you get this one, do you even have to sell the older one - multiple fiddles are as good as multiple guitars or ukuleles or.....um........oh heck.....buy it!!!!!
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There is NO WAY I would sell my Horner!! I honestly could never replace it! My whole thing is convincing the wife to let me get it. I have the money for it from where I sold my Corvette, but you know how wives are about buying extra toys. If I hadn't bought my T5 just a few months ago, she probably wouldn't sweat it so too bad. I am dying here trying to get up enough nerve to tell her I want to get it. I will keep you posted!! All of you be sending up prayers for me that I can get a new toy!! :D
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Well, don't you need a backup fiddle? I mean, everybody has a backup guitar or 12, why not be prudent and get a backup fiddle so you are always prepared. It is what any good Boy Scout would do.
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You've met two of my three criteria: you've played it, and you have the cash. The third factor is whether a significant other (if applicable) would accept the purchase as well. (Not that I've always followed my own advice on #3...) Go for it.
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Yikes...good luck my friend. Post picts when it comes in. ;)
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You know your wife better than we do. What will be the long term fallout from buying it?
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Tell her you are buying it on the way to the shoe store!
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Well, the wife SORTA went off when I told her I wanted to take some of my car money and get it......so, I don't forsee it coming home anytime soon. Guess, I will just have to make do with my ole' faithful!! I am probably just gonna take the cash up there next year and if he has another one, I am just gonna buy it and deal with the fallout as it comes!!! Sorta bummed, but only playing it once, I didn't get that emotionally attached to it.
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Just bought another Taylor.710 -L9 Adi over Brazilian,so you know what I'd say LOL
Steve