tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364469.post-1062567674976266242003-09-03T00:41:00.000-05:002003-09-04T00:47:33.866-05:00<u>The Music Ministry/New Guitar Fund</u><p>Alright, here's the deal. I have officially started a donation fund which will provide the money for me to buy a new and much better guitar than the one I currently own. Am I crazy? Maybe. But maybe I am not. The following are valid reasons for starting such a donation fund:<p><strong>1)</strong> The new guitar would serve myself and my playing needs in the campus Christian worship band <i>FOCUS</i> much better. Also, because the guitar is a higher quality instrument, it would last longer and serve my future in youth and music ministry. I am currently a Religion major with a minor in Music at Luther College, and intend to dedicate my life to both youth and music ministry. Music - more specifically, "guitar-based" worship - has impacted my life profoundly, and this guitar would be a wonderful instrument in spreading the Word.<br><strong>2)</strong> I bought the guitar I currently own without a pickup installed (a pickup is the device that lets you plug into an amp). Since it did not have one, I had one installed, and the one I had installed broke. It cannot be fixed (I took it in multiple times) and must be replaced with a new one. <br><strong>3)</strong> The new guitar is an "acoustic-electric," which means that it comes installed with a very good pickup in it.<p>I mentioned above that the guitar which I am raising money for is higher quality. These are the specific qualities:<p>- The guitar I own is made out of spruce and mahogany, while the new guitar is made completely of beautiful and better sounding maple wood.<br>- As I mentioned, the new guitar has a pickup in it, and an equalizer on the guitar itself, for ease of sound management.<br>- The new guitar is blue, just like the one I have now.<br>- The old guitar has chrome tuning pegs, while the new guitar has gold tuning pegs and hardware.<br>- The new guitar has a recessed body for ease of playing, while the old guitar has a full body.<br>- The new guitar has pearl abalone inlays in the neck and a more ornate head which make the guitar prettier.<p>The "new" guitar can be purchased for as low as $439.95, and I may be able to sell my current guitar for $150-175. This means that I need to raise $265-290. I began today and raised $15 cash and $1 online through <a href="http://www.paypal.com">PayPal</a>. I ask anyone reading this to consider donating after taking into account what I have said. I will accept cash, check and money orders, as well as donations (including credit card donations) through PayPal. If you wish to donate through PayPal, click the "donate" button on the left-hand side of the page. Please send cash, checks (made payable to Jake Bouma), and money orders to:<P>Jake Bouma<br>700 College Drive<br>SPO 363<br>Decorah, IA 52101<p>Thank you very much... and if you are interested in seeing the guitar of which I am speaking, you can view a picture of it <a href="http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=AEF30MS">here</a>.<p><b>UPDATE 9/3</b>: Total money raised to date - $27.50 <br /> <br />jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01283011208865098328noreply@blogger.com