Brother Paul the bad one,
My ultimate fear is that they will grow up to be like me, a very difficult child! My wife just laughs and tells me I've got it coming.. It sounds like Pappy is going to be *stuck* with a bunch of really nice memory sticks for a long time, which isn't a bad thing at all. Pappy, when your son has kids (and he will) I bet he will want to pass along to them the wonderful things you've passed along to him, Alembic included. I've got a couple of my grandfather's violins (one he made from scrap wood early in the previous century and one a very good Stradivarius copy from the 1700's - he also used to gig with Sousa on a reed instrument), and can't describe the awe, wonder and curiosity I feel when I touch them. If you can hang on to the instruments you will be doing your grandchildren a favor that cannot be duplicated...
BJTPO aka JtPoII aka The Artist Formerly Known As John