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What to do when you're dead...
- Thread starter Big Hoss
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When I die. I want my flute to go to the girl from the American pie movies. Oh my bass gear...whatever. As long as she gets the flute
If there is someone in the extended family that shows an interest, all bass gear will be bequeathed to that person. Otherwise, it will be left to my significant other to do as she wishes with it.
Burn my remains along with my bass.
Sell everything else to pay for the pyre.
Or, as already mentioned; if a family member, friend, or acquaintance has a great musical interest, give everything to them.
Then:
Toss me into the sea with a cement weight.
Let the fish eat what's left.
Sell everything else to pay for the pyre.
Or, as already mentioned; if a family member, friend, or acquaintance has a great musical interest, give everything to them.
Then:
Toss me into the sea with a cement weight.
Let the fish eat what's left.
I don't care and I don't think anyone is interested in owning my basses with the amounts of mojo I have on them.
If you really feel this way, joint your states cremation society. Usually pays most/all the cremation and processing cost in the state purchased, and 75-90% of those costs in other states. It's relatively inexpensive (now).
Nobody in my family seems to have any real musical inclination, so I'm thinking all of my equipment (except for one bass) should be sold and the two kiddos split the proceeds. The bass I'd not sell is my Mustang which was my first - bought for me by my father 30 some years ago. I'd like for that one to stay in the family.
If, when the time comes, my nieces and nephew are at all interested in playing, then my gear goes to them. If they're not interested, then I'd leave my nicest bass amp to my church and give the rest of the stuff to my town's Music Resource Center to use in-house or to give to promising young musicians who can't afford gear.
seems weird to me to worry about the actions of others when you're alive, let alone dictating them when you're dead. i can't imagine any of it making a bit of difference.
I will give it to my sister with instructions to offer the gear to family members that are active in music (note the word active) and barring that, give it to her church for the worship band.
My family can use the money in a better way.
Most of my gear can probably be sold. By that time though I will probably have a favorite and very special bass that I would like passed down to my children as an heirloom for them to show their kids. I wish I had more stuff from my ancestors to look at even if just for the amusement. Who knows? Maybe someone down the line will be able to play it again. I think a cool idea would be for me to sign the bass somewhere and then have the oldest child of each generation sign it as well. A cheap bass as a family heirloom may sound kinda funny but hey pocketwatches and whatnot are worse imo!
I have a few items specifically called out in my living will, destined to go to a few of my close friends who were years ago instrumental (no pun intended) in helping me amass the equipment I own to this day.
The problem is, all of those guys are older than me, and in poorer health! So unless I die soon from some unexpected catastrophe, I'll still need to rethink who's getting what.
Probably donate it all to some school's music department...if such a thing still exists.
The problem is, all of those guys are older than me, and in poorer health! So unless I die soon from some unexpected catastrophe, I'll still need to rethink who's getting what.
Probably donate it all to some school's music department...if such a thing still exists.
