COLLECTING & DECLUTTERING – Living & Dying

Collecting & Decluttering

I’ve always been a collector. When I was very young, I collected coins. My parents owned a corner store and I would go through the coins at the end of the days sales and pick out any foreign or unusual coins and add them to my collection.

As I got a bit older, I would buy rarer coins and collect those.  Eventually I lost interest in numismatics and my collecting had a decade or so break.  I got married and started collecting kids, six of them, each quite rare and valuable.

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AN EARLY 1917 WEYMANN UKULELE

This is a rare early 1917 Weymann Ukulele, very similar to a Martin Style 0 soprano ukulele.  Style 0 indicates that the edge is unbound and this was not introduced by Martin until 1921/22.

Originally I thought this was a 1914 Ukulele, but after contacting ukulele aficionado Tom Walsh*, he questioned the information this dating was based on.  I now agree with him and believe this is a 1917 Weymann made instrument.  However this is still a rare early stateside made ukulele. (please see more about this in the dating section below).

*Tom Walsh  co-authored the book: “The Martin Ukulele: The Little Instrument That Helped Create a Guitar Giant” and is a director of The Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum.
Jim Temple's uke - Front View Back View
Jim Temple’s uke – Front View                                         Back View

Jim Temple, halfway ‘round the world (in Texas) from where I live in Brisbane, Australia, bought a little uke years ago and was amazed by its sound. He’d played it for several years before he was finally able to identify it with help from a visit to my website.  He’s dang near 80 years old but he said he will remain a member of our Weymann family so long as he has breath!

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IN DEFENSE OF THE ONCOLOGIST

I’ve met maybe 8 oncologists in my cancer journey and I’ve never met one I didn’t like.

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I may joke about going to see my oncologist, thinking, if I do not look my best, he will give me less attention, but it is just that, a joke.

I have the greatest respect for all the oncologists I have consulted. To me they seem very dedicated to finding the best solutions for their patients.

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