I'm not going to attempt an inventory and cost accounting. Suffice it to say that it constitutes a substantial chunk of my material worth. For insurance purposes I'd probably claim $20,000. (This includes some vintage synths and microphones that I haven't used in decades or at all. I'm afraid to flog them on craigslist and not ready for ebay.) Most of my gear is general purpose and was gotten reasonably in the distant past. The only real money I've spent recently is for my new DAW and music software, somewhere between $2,500 to $3,500.

"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."