If all that seems like a lot of trouble, especially if you suspect the instrument has more sentimental value than monetary value, I definitely recommend donating. If necessary get an appraisal, such as from an auction house, if there is a possibility it is worth a significant sum of money. I suggest starting with your local music store to see if they sell used instruments. On the other hand, the professional grade violin your great uncle played in the orchestra may be worth getting appraised to determine value before you make a decision of how to get rid of it. The old band instrument your child used in middle school is probably not worth a lot, so it may not be worth your time to try to sell it. You need to make that call.įirst, be practical. And often times, they're not worth the effort. Sometimes these items are valuable enough that it is worth your time to try to sell them. The first thing you need to decide is whether to sell, donate and/or trash the instrument. How? Simply click here to return to get rid of clutter. Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. Below I'll give you some ideas for what you can do with these old instruments when you decide to get them out of your home. So just take fifteen minutes and get this mission done. Getting rid of the instrument can let you get rid of guilt or just be a weight off your shoulders because you no longer have to feel an obligation about something you no longer really want to do. On the other hand, remember the power of just letting something go that no longer fits your current lifestyle and dreams. Instead, use this mission as a prompt to get you pursuing that dream again, instead of waiting until later. Now, if you truly want to begin playing again I'm not telling you to give up your dream and chuck out that old instrument anyway. If those thoughts sound familiar make sure to read my article about the 6 emotions chaining you to clutter and how to break free here. Perhaps you somewhere in your thoughts "hope" that you'll start playing again sometime in the future, or perhaps we think, "I paid good money for that" instrument, and hate to get rid of it. ![]() I say they're hard because often decluttering objects like this is less about the object itself and instead more about coming to some conclusions about your life, and deciding, no, "I'm not going to play that trombone ever again, that time in my life has passed," or whatever other decision you've got to make.Įveryone's hesitation about decluttering these objects is a bit different. Today's your day to make some hard decisions about these instruments. If it isn't our own, perhaps it is one of our kids' instruments instead. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Band of Angels instrument drives kicks off the school year by collecting used instruments from people in the community. Band of Angels takes the recycled instruments and uses them in two ways: refurbishes them to give to a student in need, or, if the instrument cannot be fixed, it is turned into art by area artists and auctioned off to raise money for scholarships at our annual Art That Blows event.īand of Angels has been in operation for 11 years and has given away over 2,550 instruments to students and given over 350 music camp scholarships.Many of us played a musical instrument forever ago, but haven't touched it in years, either because of a conscious decision, or because life just got busy. If you’ve got an old musical instrument gathering dust in a closet, this is the weekend to bring it out and donate it to the Band of Angels! Bring them by any Meyer Music location in the metro on Friday, August 20th or Saturday, August 21st (from 9a-5p) for the Band of Angels instrument drive. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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