Comments on: Get In On The Ground Floor http://theomniscientmussel.com/2007/10/get-in-on-the-ground-floor/ Classical Music & Culture Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:24:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Miss Mussel http://theomniscientmussel.com/2007/10/get-in-on-the-ground-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Miss Mussel Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:22:53 +0000 http://theomniscientmussel.com/?p=118#comment-57 A tree-based mutual fund for the express purpose of growing quality wood for instruments.....you're right...this really could work. It would likely be quite easy to market. Who would rather invest in commodities when they could make sure musicians have instruments in perpetuity? It's enough of a noble cause to get loads of people on board and appeals to the right market sector. i.e people with money to spare. So, how does this mutual fund thing work? At $4000/hundred trees, we'll need to get a few people on board. Thoughts? hello@theomniscientmussel.com A tree-based mutual fund for the express purpose of growing quality wood for instruments…..you’re right…this really could work.

It would likely be quite easy to market. Who would rather invest in commodities when they could make sure musicians have instruments in perpetuity? It’s enough of a noble cause to get loads of people on board and appeals to the right market sector. i.e people with money to spare.

So, how does this mutual fund thing work? At $4000/hundred trees, we’ll need to get a few people on board.

Thoughts?
hello@theomniscientmussel.com

]]> By: Ben http://theomniscientmussel.com/2007/10/get-in-on-the-ground-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Ben Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:57:51 +0000 http://theomniscientmussel.com/?p=118#comment-56 You know... this is a rather good idea. Just the other day I saw a TV program in which a company recovered old wooden beams (e.g., from Boston harbor), reprocessed them, and then sold them for something like ten times as much as the same wood, new. Anyway, if you don't want to rip up your garden and turn it into a forest, this site: http://tropicalhardwoods.com/ looks interesting: "Whether as an investment, for your retirement or for future college costs, transferring wealth to your children or grandchildren, or producing your own tropical hardwoods for your woodworking or business, we would love to grow precious tropical hardwood trees for you" Actually... this is sort of tempting... wanna set up a tree-based mutual fund? You know… this is a rather good idea. Just the other day I saw a TV program in which a company recovered old wooden beams (e.g., from Boston harbor), reprocessed them, and then sold them for something like ten times as much as the same wood, new.

Anyway, if you don’t want to rip up your garden and turn it into a forest, this site: http://tropicalhardwoods.com/ looks interesting:

“Whether as an investment, for your retirement or for future college costs, transferring wealth to your children or grandchildren, or producing your own tropical hardwoods for your woodworking or business, we would love to grow precious tropical hardwood trees for you”

Actually… this is sort of tempting… wanna set up a tree-based mutual fund?

]]> By: Music » Get In On The Ground Floor http://theomniscientmussel.com/2007/10/get-in-on-the-ground-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Music » Get In On The Ground Floor Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:58:10 +0000 http://theomniscientmussel.com/?p=118#comment-53 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you don’t want to wait that long, you can always buy a piece of existing forest. Although most of those initiatives seem to be concerned with saving the trees rather than putting them to good use. Failing that, you can start with a … [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you don’t want to wait that long, you can always buy a piece of existing forest. Although most of those initiatives seem to be concerned with saving the trees rather than putting them to good use. Failing that, you can start with a … [...]

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