The recent threads "Sad Goodbye to an Old Friend" and "Thought for the day, July 20" made me wonder:

How many of you have made it known to your loved ones, whether formally or informally, what should happen with your beloved instruments when you die?

If you have children but none of them are into music, would you leave an instrument you love to one of them, or would you leave it to someone who would play it?

If you had no heir apparent to your instrument, what other options are there?

Am I the only one who wants, if I don't have an heir apparent to my fiddle when I'm getting old, to have my ashes put into my fiddle and be buried in it?

Marion