Had you ever heard about the Titanic violin before it was sold?
Probably not. Experts predicted its sales price would be around
$68,000 US. When Aldridge and Son sold it for $1.7 million, and it
made headlines everywhere in the world. It’s wow.
One of the
things that makes it a WOW violin is not the beauty or the acoustic
qualities, it’s the story.
Now, the good news is, you don’t have to go down with another
Titanic in order to earn a wow.
You could also buy a Stradivari
violin or viola for $15,000,000. This is also a wow. I am not implying
that you should do it, but a da spalla gives you a wow effect without
going down with Titanic or buying a Strad.
Let me share with you a story of how I almost killed an
innocent cellist in Japan.
Picture this.
I am warming up before going on stage
with an orchestra, playing one of Bach’s solos on my instrument
on the staircase of a venue in Nagoya when I hear someone’s steps
going up. I did not see who it is. And the person could not see me
either. When he finally turns around the corner he almost bumps
into me. A Japanese guy, carrying a giant cello case behind his
back. He expected to see a cellist, maybe one of his Japanese
colleagues. Instead he bumps into a stranger with an even stranger
instrument which he surely has never seen in his life.
He screamed!
He jumped backward and almost fell down the staircase. Thanks
heaven, nothing happened.
I reassure you, no cellists were killed in the making of this instrument, but we need more musicians with big hearts for music culture to bring this tiny cello back to life BECAUSE it is a part of our musical heritage.
Is that your heritage too?
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@MrGlbert1999
3 months ago
Tiny cello!
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