Letting go...

[Bloomfield]

There are several whistles I have that I never play. None that I consider intolerable or that sort of thing and several that I regard as tweaking projects rather than whistles. But some are fine whistles that I just never play. And I am playing fewer and fewer whistles.

So I am thinking about doing what people here tend to call "culling the herd," selling off whistles you don't play. I'd like to do that because there are some purchases I'd like to make. But I find that it's hard: letting go of whistles.

[scottielvr]

..."culling the heard,"

= selectively wearing ear plugs?

[Bloomfield]

Whaah? Come again?

[jsluder]

..."culling the heard,"

= selectively wearing ear plugs?

Nah. As in, "These whistles should be seen, not heard."

[scottielvr]

[Edited to note the fact that Bloomfield quickly corrected his typo, so now--far from the first time--I look like an idiot. : ]

[Bloomfield]

Seems the prospect of letting go of whistles has rattled you more than you might think....

and so it has. I'm shaking.

[RonKiley]

The big question is why are you playing fewer and fewer whistles? Is it because you have lost interest in the whistle or because you have narrowed it to a few select whistles that provide complete whistle happiness? If the last is true we want to know what you are keeping.

Ron

[SirNick]

I'm doing the same thing.

[Bloomfield]

The big question is why are you playing fewer and fewer whistles? Is it because you have lost interest in the whistle or because you have narrowed it to a few select whistles that provide complete whistle happiness? If the last is true we want to know what you are keeping.

Ron

I am playing more and more whistle and less and less whistles, if you get my drift. Well I am still making up my mind about letting a few things go (and not that I have much of a collection to begin with), but here is what I am definitely keeping: Generations, Sindts, Overtons, and my brilliant new Humphrey's of course. In fact, because of the Humphrey I am tempted to sell one of my Sindogs (Sindt D with Feadog shaft). I'd be keeping Sindog D, a Sindt Eb, a Sindt C, and Overton D, D, C, A, low D. Then there are several (*cough) cheapos, mostly Generations, with a few Feadogs, Oaks, Waltons in various stages of tweak or untweak.

[jim stone]

I'm having a hell of a time letting go of whistles
I no longer play. Sort of like the old boomerang
I had when I was a kid. Nearly killed myself
trying to throw it away.

[Bloomfield]

I'm doing the same thing.

You mean you also can't decide?

[Ridseard]

..."culling the heard,"

= selectively wearing ear plugs?

Bloo wearing ear plugs? LOL!

[emmline]

[Edited to note the fact that Bloomfield quickly corrected his typo, so now--far from the first time--I look like an idiot. : ]

Gads Bloom! That's low. (I've already used that trick.)

less and less whistles

or, you could deviate from what's become the supermarket express-lane norm and say "fewer and fewer."

[chas]

Another thing that makes it difficult to debulk is that whistles just aren't selling lately. I listed a bunch two months in a row, sold fewer than half, so now will be using them for a fundraiser.

[Jack]

Letting go of instruments is exceptionally harder on one's psyche than one might think. They become a dear companion over the course of time.

If you're like me, you may sell five whistles, mourn their loss, and then use the money to buy more.

Such is life.