War chest?

[Deliberate1]

Originally Posted by Dirk Hofman

I appreciate that, I understood.

What are O'skis? O'Brien waterskis?

A Box O'skis (AKA a box of skis)- well, two, in fact.
And a barrel O' bottles - well, two, i fact.

David

[Dirk Hofman]

Originally Posted by Deliberate1

A Box O'skis (AKA a box of skis)- well, two, in fact.
And a barrel O' bottles - well, two, i fact.

David

I also have some Kästle's (FX94), and a set of Soul 7 (HD's).

You got a local ki swap?

[tinnitus]

Owned 100+ used guitars since 1970, 6-16 at a time, mostly electric planks. 2-3 dozen tube amps, drum sets and basses too.

Bought low (local and in-person via classified ads and Craigslist), figured out how to make repairs/improvements, learned a lot about instruments, sold higher (always reasonable), built-up and thinned the herd in waves, gigged with the keepers and enjoyed owning (essentially) free gear as a result.

Currently pretty happy with 4 well set-up acoustics that I play at open mics. Next one will come from 50+ years of proceeds too. After that (depending on what I get), I'll start paying for guitars again.

[Deliberate1]

Originally Posted by Dirk Hofman

I also have some Kästle's (FX94), and a set of Soul 7 (HD's).

You got a local ki swap?

Kastles are wonderful skis. I remember them from my youth in the 60's - 70's, and then they disappeared, only to return about 15-18 years ago, and in the $1000 range. I got a few pair, on Ebay, all used. The Soul 7's are "sporks." And the Renoun's have been my go-to. I bought in the inaugural year, made in VT (no in Canada). They were in the $1000 range - nowa t least 30% off that.

I should look into a ski trade event, even just to donate what I no longer use.

David

[JackC1]

Money goes into the cash stash at home; or deposit into bank if cash stash has enough money already. I don't maintain a war chest/track spending on my guitar/music hobby because I don't spend that much.