Finally finished with my friend's estate!

dreadnut · Feb 28, 2021

Another friend and I are finally finished selling Scott's estate for his wife, including 27 left-handed guitars and a bunch of amps, pedals, mics, cables, etc. The last item to sell was his Custom-built Langejans Walnut dreadnaught, it sold for $3,400 just ths week..

This little nest egg generated just north of $20K for Linda.

Maybe I should go into guitar brokerage...

GAD · Feb 28, 2021

Congrats! Glad you could be there to help.

dreadnut said:
Maybe I should go into guitar brokerage...

I imagine you'd quickly discover (if you haven't already) why stores charge 20+% for consignment and why Reverb/Ebay prices are quite reasonable.

walrus · Feb 28, 2021

Nice work, dread! I'm sure she appreciates having such a caring friend.

walrus

dreadnut · Feb 28, 2021

And a local music store where Scott used to shop sold a bunch of his gear on consignment for only 10% commission. They took a lot of the miscellaneous stuff off our hands.

Rebosbro · Feb 28, 2021

dreadnut said:
And a local music store where Scott used to shop sold a bunch of his gear on consignment for only 10% commission. They took a lot of the miscellaneous stuff off our hands.

That speaks volumes about his character. And your actions speak volumes of yours, Dread

dreadnut · Feb 28, 2021

Well, Scott was my best friend. And I might add, the finest musician I've ever had the privelege of teaming up with!

GGJaguar · Feb 28, 2021

You have good karma. Kudos!

dreadnut · Feb 28, 2021

Man, I'm not kidding, we almost had clairvoyance, like Bird & McHale. He knew where I was going and I knew where he was going. Scott typically played in the higher registers with a capo on while I played the standard melody chords. My God, I miss pickin' and grinnin' my friend. It will be 4 years on Easter Sunday that Scott succumbed to the big "C" Cancer. Ironically, Scott was a major volunteer at Gilda's House and Faith Hospice before he got cancer.

Opsimath · Mar 2, 2021

As I recall you were called "Mirror Image". Seems like you posted one before but if you have a pic of you and Scott playing I would like to see it, if it's no trouble. I've thought lately that I know way more people in Heaven than I ever wanted to. I'm sorry you miss your friend, but no doubt he's smiling about how you've helped out. I'm sure he knew he could count on you. Well done.

dreadnut · Mar 2, 2021

Absolutely! Here we are at the opening night of "Mocha-n-Music."

Rebosbro · Mar 2, 2021

That sounds like my kinda place! My 2 favorite things! He was lucky to have you as a friend/band mate. His legacy will live on through you.

F312 · Mar 2, 2021

I remember that photo. That was a good deed on your part, and not easy with all the left-hand guitars.

Ralph

dreadnut · Mar 3, 2021

F312 said:
I remember that photo. That was a good deed on your part, and not easy with all the left-hand guitars.

Ralph

Haha -the fact that they were left-handed actually made it easier for me because there was no reason for me to buy any of them!

They weren't hard to move either, plenty of lefties looking for nice guitars out there.

Finally finished with my friend's estate!

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