[Rhodes22-list] Busted

[Steven Alm]

Owch!  Depending on how smashed up it is--necks can be broken, joints can be
split-- but in the right hands miracles can happen.  It's always worth a
try.  When you look at these fine violins, they seem to look back at you.

When I was a kid, I played the cello.  I was 10 and carrying my cello on my
back, riding my bike to the spring concert and crashed my bike and smashed
the school-owned cello.  It was concert night and I even had a solo!   I was
all dressed up and arrived at school dishevelled and with a broken cello.
There were no other instruments available so I was ASOL and the second chair
guy got to play MY solo, dammit!  (But that second chair guy grew up to be a
GREAT cellist while I switched over to the trumpet.  Mark and I are still
friends to this day.)

The average professional violinist pays about the same for his instrument as
he pays for his house; and about the same for his bow as he would his car.
Insurance too.  In this instance, he should have paid more for a better
case.  For three or four hundred dollars you can have a case that's pretty
much bullet-proof.  What was he thinking?

Do see the movie "The Red Violin" Even if you're not an aficionado of fine
violins.  Wonderful movie.  Great soundtrack.

Slim

On Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 12:06 AM, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> musical artists worry about the effects of the various qualities,
> densities and types of wood used to make string instuments. even the
> ingredients in the varnishes. and this guy thinks they are going to glue it
> back together!!!! if it wasn't so tragic, i'd been on the floor, lol. i'm
> going to lay his reaction down to shock. he can't be serious. on the other
> hand, maybe it's an insurance scam. he had a $50.00 violin in the case. john
> b
> elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_en_mu/odd_fractured_fiddle
>
> elle
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)
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