Hey all,
I feel the pain- that 10 course lute is EXACTLY
what I now "need", I've had even emailed Martin &
some others a while ago about the perfect lute
for late Dowland and the 10 course repertoire,
period, etc. but these days I could afford it as
easily as a trip to the moon.
As a seller, I went through the
hesitation/remorse thing over my Barber-Harris
bass lute. No regrets now, it was no longer
"right" for me by the time I sold it, but what a
fabulous instrument.
I had no problem de-listing it and sending a small contribution to Wayne.
Dan
Dear Luca
A little more upsetting is when you
finally locate a lutist, who is selling what
seems like the lute of your dreams: you chat
with him about why he is selling it (what's the
snag?), and half way through the conversation,
he thanks you, because you have made him realize
why he ought to keep it. The advert disappears,
but a year later, reappears, with this time, the
lute at an even lower price, because finally the
seller has changed his mind again. Of course by
then it is too late for you, and that fabulous
Paul Thomson (or what ever), has escaped you for
yet another twenty years.
Being someone who constantly hesitates, I do
quite understand what the seller goes through.
You can actually feel this in Mark Wheeler's
resent message in which he reluctantly decides
to separate himself from his 10c Martin Shepherd
lute.
Anthony
Le 11 oct. 08 à 23:02, Luca Manassero a écrit :
Dear List,
because I am looking for a specific
instrument since a certain time, I happen to
read regularly various "Lutes for sale" pages.
I definitely understand why it happens, but I
would like to kindly invite all sellers not to
forget to remove their ads AFTER having sold an
instrument.
Sometimes (quite often, I would say...) I send
an e-mail to a seller, only to get the usual
answer that the lute has been sold since weeks.
Surprisingly enough the ad is still on the
"Lutes for sale" page six months later, or even
longer.
This can be very frustrating for the "customer"
and is certainly time consuming for the happy
seller too.
Sorry for moaning,
Luca
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