{"id":32367,"date":"2012-06-10T10:29:08","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T17:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=32367"},"modified":"2024-06-01T10:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T17:35:48","slug":"developing-inventory-musical-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/developing-inventory-musical-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing An Inventory Of Your Musical Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Selmer,<\/a><\/p>\n

     Photography by H. Kahlke \u00a9 2009<\/h6>\n

A couple of days ago I finally started a project that was long overdue. I began to inventory my gear, and put it into an Excel spreadsheet.<\/p>\n

OK sure, I can hear some people snickering already. BTW, shut up Pete.  \ud83d\ude09 But you know what? I bet you have way more gear than you can remember off the top of your head. Say someone broke into your apartment or house. Or say, God forbid, that your place burned down. Would you be able to provide an accurate inventory to your insurance company?<\/p>\n

If you’re like most people, the answer is most likely “No”. We buy a lot of small bits here and there, that we don’t even think about any more.<\/p>\n

Sure, while most of us likely know how many horns we have\u2014and if we’re smart about it, have their serial numbers recorded\u2014but how many of us know the number of reeds we have on average, or the number of stands, or books, or mouthpieces, or ligatures, or, or… You get the idea.<\/p>\n

With thoughts like this tumbling through my grey matter, I walked into my local Staples store on Friday, and bought a 8 GB, USB flash drive. Yesterday afternoon I copied 6 GB of photos of my horns onto the drive. Once my Excel sheet is finished, I’ll add that as well. Then I’ll put the flash drive into the safety deposit box at my bank for safe keeping. I hope I never need it, but if I do, I’ll have all the information in 1 place.<\/p>\n

To give you an idea of what I’ve included in my Excel chart, here is a sample for one of my horns. The serial number has been removed below for security purposes only. In the real document, it is obviously recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
Type<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nManufacturer<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCountry Of Origin<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nStencil Name<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nModel<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSerial #<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCirca<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFinish<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCondition<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBassic Sax Pix URL<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bass<\/span><\/td>\nBuescher<\/span><\/td>\nUSA<\/span><\/td>\nN\/A<\/span><\/td>\nTrue Tone<\/span><\/td>\nXXXXX<\/span><\/td>\n1922<\/span><\/td>\nSilver plated with gold wash bell<\/span><\/td>\nFully restored, with custom case & top of line stand. Minor adjustments needed.<\/span><\/td>\nBuescher Bass<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

There are a number of things I could have added, like the price I paid, but that would be rather meaningless. Many of these horns I’ve owned for a lot of years. Appraised value could be another category, if you’ve gone to the trouble and expense of having your horns appraised.<\/p>\n

What do you think? Any obvious oversights?<\/p>\n

I haven’t recorded my mouthpieces, stands, and replacement cases yet, or my rather extensive collection of books. It’s funny actually, the newer ones with play-along CDs actually cost less than the ones from years ago when I studied classical. Needless to say the Marcel Mule books did not have play-along CDs. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

In any event, I hope that this gets you thinking about your gear. You have more money tied up in it than you might think. Those little bits bought here and there over the years really add up. It is worth making a list, and keeping it in a safe place<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Oh, and it’s important to make sure to update that list occasionally<\/strong> as well. If you’re like me, at least annually would seem to be in order. \ud83d\ude08<\/p>\n

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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span><\/div>\n
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