Hrfm. Damn.

[spacebug]

So s4 and I went downtown to Givens Violins this afternoon.

The cello is, according to them, worthless. They said with the money it'd take to fix it, I could get a better cello.) They didn't tell me specifically what was wrong with it, or how much it would cost to repair it, but I think it has a lot of gaps where it's coming apart that you can't really see.

Oh well. It was a fun fantasy for a couple days, and I'm no poorer save the parking meter (unless I want to take up ebay on one of many full cello outfits for under $200- but I guess I don't really trust those for some reason). Guess I'll stick to woodwinds for now.

Comments

[sxoidmal.livejournal.com]

You know what? Play it anyway. It won't be perfect but it will be unique, if you can do anything with it. Practice on it and see what it sounds like, and at least you're beginning to practice. Or is it completely unplayable in its current state? In which case, you have a great opportunity for some artistic resources. Who would desecrate a perfectly good cello just for art? But you can pretend you did.

[spacebug.livejournal.com]

The punks downstairs suggested I fill it with gasoline, light it, and throw it off a bridge. And to make sure I invited them if I did so. That's their answer for everything.

[sxoidmal.livejournal.com]

You'd have to invite a bunch of us if you did that, a bunch of us with cameras and videocameras. But yeah, that's also my idea for a practical joke whenever someone leaves the office, as something we can do to their personal office. My supervisor doesn't find that as clever as I do.

[harlequinskiss.livejournal.com]

you could always just follow Will's philosophy -
"if it's empty, fill it with cream".

[omaha.livejournal.com]

cello poi!