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bluebeardSo, yes, the violin is here.
Kinda funny how I got it -- I was afraid I'd miss the delivery, being at work, and I would have. I had left a note offering my office's address as an alternate, if they were able to take hand-written notes (doubt it :P). However, while I was at work, the UPS guy came, and I asked if he had anything for my address -- bingo! He ran out to the truck to get it.
Kinda made me worry about UPS' security policy; could I ask for any address, confirm the name and take it? That's what I did with this. Sure, I signed for it, but I coulda scribbled "FUQ U" on there and it wouldn't have mattered.
Anyway, I got home later, got it set up, went to make my first attempt at tuning, and -sproing!- I broke the G-string. The only replacement string it came with is A. That made me sad.
Nonetheless, have a picture.
Kinda funny how I got it -- I was afraid I'd miss the delivery, being at work, and I would have. I had left a note offering my office's address as an alternate, if they were able to take hand-written notes (doubt it :P). However, while I was at work, the UPS guy came, and I asked if he had anything for my address -- bingo! He ran out to the truck to get it.
Kinda made me worry about UPS' security policy; could I ask for any address, confirm the name and take it? That's what I did with this. Sure, I signed for it, but I coulda scribbled "FUQ U" on there and it wouldn't have mattered.
Anyway, I got home later, got it set up, went to make my first attempt at tuning, and -sproing!- I broke the G-string. The only replacement string it came with is A. That made me sad.
Nonetheless, have a picture.
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Date: 2005-07-12 11:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-07-13 03:33 am (UTC)You're gonna have a blast! I'm guessing from your posture and grip on the bow that you have played before? If not you're a fsckin NATURAL.
She's snickering over my shoulder about something like "He wouldn't look good in a G string anyway" but you can blow raspberries at her later, ok?
My dad used to be a pretty good viola player before he got Parkinsons and for a little while in school I played some violin myself... only lasting benefit for me is that I now know how to tune my mandolin. I'm lazy, I prefer something with frets so I dont need to worry about my hand positions so much.
Send us an mp3 of your first attempt at "Devil went down to Georgia" ;) (grin/duck/run)
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Date: 2005-07-13 06:37 pm (UTC)Me? In a G-string? Nononobadbad. I never understood those things anyway. If you're gonna wear one of those, why not just go naked?
Don't hold your breath for any MP3's... or, do. :P