Don't do it.........it's a trick!

Bill - Really???

C'mon man, feelings are like the weather, this too will pass!

John

Feelings like that are transient,and seem to come in cycles.That's why man invented storage containers.Right now,you'll never know for sure,if and when the "drum malaria" will strike again(a term coined by Harry Calgany, to discribe being away from drumming for a while and then getting drum fever back again,kind of like malaria,which remains dormant in the body,and flares up later on)

Not to mention sellers regret,followed by the inevitable,... palm plantDOH.I'd hang on to them for a time,and just put them in staorage for a while,unless you're really strapped for cash.Something will happen down the road,and it will re-ignite your desire to play.It happens every day.

Just check out some crazy places like drums forums.Guys get back into it all the time,and regret selling their gear,and ask what to buy now.It's as common as one hit wonders and white bread.

Steve B

We're talking about a personal decision which only Bill can make, and I can relate to how enthusiasm for a hobby or recreational pursuit can wane over time. I'm reminded of when I was an avid cyclist throughout High School and college, but slowly tired of it when I got married and had to fill my spare time with all the necessary tasks of owning a home. Although my rather expensive bike was collecting dust in the basement, and despite my wife’s insistence to sell it, I kept the bike for over 30 years and still have it to this day. Thank goodness. My wife and I are now regular bikers on our local bike path and are in better health for it. Enthusiasm returns.

But that being said and more to the point of our topic here, I never considered drumming a “hobby”. It’s part of who I am. It’s not something I could ever lose interest in, or chose to abandon. Even if I lost all my drums, I’d still be a drummer. I’m certain others here feel the same way. Drumming is not a pastime; it's who we are.

Mike

Ah, you're going to make it hard, eh? I do plan to keep the small kit, and that'll be enough methinks.

See, I'm 63. I'm starting to transition to an interest in health stuff -- food, meditation, yoga, blah blah.

So I plan to hang onto stuff, but I don't need the super-duper stage ready stuff I have.

In my 30's it was martial arts, in my 40's it was tennis, my 50's drumming. It happens every decade or so!

But you're right, it will always be part of who I am. I started at 10 or 12, always played in bands, was on the road working clubs in my early 20s (-- remember those days?? Every town had at least 1 club with live music 6 days a week!)

Man, it's a long life, and it ain't been dull1

Oh and hey... I'm one of those guys who got back into it...and man! I wish I'd never sold that Sonor Rosewood kit!!!

Good one Steve. I'm waiting for the "ex-wife" jokes to come in here.

Seriously though I am more hobbyist than player actually. If I spent as much time practicing as I do gawking over old drums I'd be at least as good as Mr. Purdie Shuffle by now... :)

I am also a health nut too. You can be both. Good luck whatever you do..

well, I'd like to do both, but that work thing seems to narrow it all down! Dang, but that's inconvenient!

Hi Bill~! I hope you find some time to stop back and visit. Don't be a stranger!! You've been a huge part of this forum long as I've been here and longer. So whats's next? Tuba lessons? All kidding aside I wish you the very best!. I'm glad to hear your keeping a kit to tinker with. The urge will come around again and you'll be back at it.