Comments on: The new cello http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=928 We of course all understand it, being intellectuals. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:47:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Emma http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=928&cpage=1#comment-2193 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 04:02:09 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=928#comment-2193 Woah, it is frightening how dirty that sounds. Heh.

]]> By: mig http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=928&cpage=1#comment-2192 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 01:44:23 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=928#comment-2192 Well, if I didn’t think it would be impossible for anyone to be so cynical, I’d say that, musical gear being so subjective etc, sellers have a habit of telling potential buyers that whatever they pick out was “the most expensive” and proof of their innate musical taste, which we love to believe about ourselves.

Update on the new cello, BTW: had a lesson tonight and proudly showed it to my teacher, who played it and said something along the lines of, “And this is different from your old cello exactly how?” And I told him, “More resonant, grainier sound,” and he said, “could be louder.” And I said, “and the upper strings sound better,” and he said, “the better to hear when your intonation is off,” and, “could be the strings, did you try other strings on your old cello?”

But, believe me, this cello sounds better than the last one. Not as good as the cello I may someday buy, but better than the last one.

]]> By: Meike http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=928&cpage=1#comment-2191 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 01:25:32 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=928#comment-2191 Funny, isn’t it, how you inevitably pick the most expensive one they show you. I had the exact same thing happen to me when I first rented my viola. Have since bought it, and couldn’t be happier. But still. There must be some sort of trick. Somethings that makes the bow or instrument sing: pick me! I’m cheap, honest! Yeah, right. :)

]]> By: mig http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=928&cpage=1#comment-2190 Tue, 08 Jun 2004 19:05:37 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=928#comment-2190 Mmm. Instrument porn. Let me put my ear to your f-hole and listen to the white noise, baby.

]]> By: Emma http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=928&cpage=1#comment-2189 Tue, 08 Jun 2004 15:52:49 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=928#comment-2189 My Cello, lay with its neck broken in a shed for a few years. And it’s the best sounding cello that I’ve ever heard. It doesn’t have a new neck, it has a reparied neck and it is so sweet and round and anyway this feels like it’s turning into instrument porn.

What I mean to say is, isn’t it great when you get a new instrument.

]]> By: mig http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=928&cpage=1#comment-2188 Tue, 08 Jun 2004 12:39:31 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=928#comment-2188 It’s a similar process. In my case it was very subjective, as I didn’t know what, exactly, I should be looking for. The fact that I picked out the most expensive one tells me that I did something right. My teacher mentioned once that whenever he tried out bows, the one he picked turned out to be the most expensive one as well. Maybe that’s just a bow salesman trick, come to think of it – “Well, what do you know, we have a real bow connoisseur!” Still, the one I chose had a price tag of

]]> By: paul http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=928&cpage=1#comment-2187 Tue, 08 Jun 2004 01:18:09 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=928#comment-2187 Did he mention that bow was made from hairs of a unicorn? Bow selection sounds very Harry Potterish. How many Galleons does a good bow cost?

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