the cello store
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On Monday we bought C a new cello for his Honor Orchestra audition. It was quite a sight to be in a music store surrounded by thousands of dollars worth of beautiful musical instruments.
E took pictures as C tried different cellos. The above is one of my favorites because it captures the symmetry of the instruments, while showing the subtle differences in stain and shape.
C chose a very delicate and lightweight instrument. It has a sweet sound. More than anything, hearing it played reminds me of C's own sweetness. :)
C told me that he was thinking of naming his cello Diana, because it's such a beautiful name. I have to say that I agree.
1 comment:
That is a very beautiful name for a cello. As a life-long player of wind and stringed instuments I know what an important event in his life this purchase represents. I remember important instrument acqusitions as vividly as other major life events.
As a musical parent I also know full well what an important financial commitment your family has made and how pround you must be of him.
I hope he grows to have a great relationship with the instrument. May that it gives him pleasure and wonder.
It's not my main instrument, but I play viola da gamba. It looks like a cello but it has gut frets, real gut strings, a very different bow, and is held between your knees.
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