Re: [RBW] Re: Redemption
And I'll always take a different approach. Buy the most expensive tool you can afford to lose and/or break without dire consequences. If one of my present guitars were to be destroyed, I'd feel bad, but move on. However, if I had, say, a 1950's or earlier Martin D that was destroyed, well, so would I. Because in that case, I don't see it as owning an instrument. Then it's something I'm taking care of until the next generation. But that's me. Who just got back from a festival where for the first time was a performer instead of just sitting out in the woods jamming with friends. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: This fits with my longstanding philosophy: buy the best tools you can afford. Tools include art materials, musical instruments, pots and pans. Bicycles. Actual tools. Espresso machines. Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Redemption
that's certainly an experience. My best fishing experiences have been fishing for the camera, filming a Trout Unlimited episode in my s. Texas tailwater, and My endemic hill country bass for an episode of KT Diaries. I was fishing two prewar cane rods for TU, and a cane rod built by a friend for KT, and KT himself was fishing one of my venerable glass rods from the 70s with a nice Hardy reel. What made it so great was these guys are just like me - we all turn into kids when we fish, and that's what make us infectious. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/decoy/on%20the%20rise/cPC110028.jpg On Monday, August 11, 2014 5:54:43 AM UTC-5, EricP wrote: And I'll always take a different approach. Buy the most expensive tool you can afford to lose and/or break without dire consequences. If one of my present guitars were to be destroyed, I'd feel bad, but move on. However, if I had, say, a 1950's or earlier Martin D that was destroyed, well, so would I. Because in that case, I don't see it as owning an instrument. Then it's something I'm taking care of until the next generation. But that's me. Who just got back from a festival where for the first time was a performer instead of just sitting out in the woods jamming with friends. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Philip Williamson philip.w...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: This fits with my longstanding philosophy: buy the best tools you can afford. Tools include art materials, musical instruments, pots and pans. Bicycles. Actual tools. Espresso machines. Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Redemption
Congratulations on the performance! That's cool. Semantic nit: I did say best, not most expensive. A tool you can't use isn't really a tool anymore, right? Maybe it's a collectible, or an artifact, but it seems more like a burden. I'm not going to live my life in fear of losing something good, but I don't buy interesting cars anymore, either. I know I'm a bad steward of automobiles, and won't budget to take care of them. Philip www.biketinker.com On Monday, August 11, 2014 3:54:43 AM UTC-7, EricP wrote: And I'll always take a different approach. Buy the most expensive tool you can afford to lose and/or break without dire consequences. If one of my present guitars were to be destroyed, I'd feel bad, but move on. However, if I had, say, a 1950's or earlier Martin D that was destroyed, well, so would I. Because in that case, I don't see it as owning an instrument. Then it's something I'm taking care of until the next generation. But that's me. Who just got back from a festival where for the first time was a performer instead of just sitting out in the woods jamming with friends. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Philip Williamson philip.w...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: This fits with my longstanding philosophy: buy the best tools you can afford. Tools include art materials, musical instruments, pots and pans. Bicycles. Actual tools. Espresso machines. Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com javascript:. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com javascript:. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Redemption
Philip and Ron - thanks. It was fun. But to the point, you are correct, Philip that best doesn't always mean most expensive. However, in guitars, especially acoustic, there is often a direct correlation. For me, it's also that way with bikes. Rivendell bikes are probably as expensive as I'll ever ride. Love looking at custom bikes, but have never had much of an itch to order one. Ron - that's a great story. Totally jealous. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations on the performance! That's cool. Semantic nit: I did say best, not most expensive. A tool you can't use isn't really a tool anymore, right? Maybe it's a collectible, or an artifact, but it seems more like a burden. I'm not going to live my life in fear of losing something good, but I don't buy interesting cars anymore, either. I know I'm a bad steward of automobiles, and won't budget to take care of them. Philip www.biketinker.com On Monday, August 11, 2014 3:54:43 AM UTC-7, EricP wrote: And I'll always take a different approach. Buy the most expensive tool you can afford to lose and/or break without dire consequences. If one of my present guitars were to be destroyed, I'd feel bad, but move on. However, if I had, say, a 1950's or earlier Martin D that was destroyed, well, so would I. Because in that case, I don't see it as owning an instrument. Then it's something I'm taking care of until the next generation. But that's me. Who just got back from a festival where for the first time was a performer instead of just sitting out in the woods jamming with friends. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 10:18 PM, Philip Williamson philip.w...@gmail.com wrote: This fits with my longstanding philosophy: buy the best tools you can afford. Tools include art materials, musical instruments, pots and pans. Bicycles. Actual tools. Espresso machines. Philip www.biketinker.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
