DW has been waiting 35 years for a decent instrument –
this afternoon we drove up to South Bend to a great musical instrument store and she played a few instruments and picked out this new German made instrument –
she had been playing the same instrument she had in high school – like building with cheap tools, satisfaction is limited – but there was never any money left over for something better –
costing something more than my ‘new’ jointer and planer, it moves a lot easier…
“there’s enough for everyone”
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yay, Valerie !
that thar is an awful big fiddle!
Can she play Foggy Mountain Breakdown?
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"After the laws of Physics, everything else is opinion"
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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If Pasta and Antipasta meet is it the end of the Universe???
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according to statistical analysis, "for some time now, bears apparently have been going to the bathroom in the woods."
You sure you didn't go to the giant violin shop ?
Hurrah for Valerie !!
When does she put out her first CD ?
I wanna see her tuck that sucker under her chin to play...
Don
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"If it scratches, I etch it!"
Well it's about time then. I admire people who play musical instruments and I think they should be encouraged. Music just adds so much to our lives.
Each of my 3 kids plays an instrument. 2 actively and the 3rd is on hiatus. I hope it's something that they carry with them for the rest of thier lives.
it is something that can last a lifetime - a lot longer than sports, unless you consider poker a sport - I payed less for my work truck than for that odd shaped wooden box (I did get my truck used and cheap..)there are advantages to the empty nest - - Robert's thread in the tavern about the young couple having a baby really put this in perspective - all the things that got put on hold while raising the young people - "there's enough for everyone"
Momma's got a chell-oh
Daddy never sleeps at night !
chell-oh or Jell-O??.
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"After the laws of Physics, everything else is opinion" -Neil deGrasse Tyson
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If Pasta and Antipasta meet is it the end of the Universe???
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according to statistical analysis, "for some time now, bears apparently have been going to the bathroom in the woods."
J-Lo ?
Gawd..she looks young enough to be your wife <G>
Mozal Tov..play it in good health..
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32 years of wedded bliss -
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Very cool...I'll be going on 30...and I sorta had the same look as you back then..although the beard not made it that far..View Image
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is that Joan Baez???.
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"After the laws of Physics, everything else is opinion" -Neil deGrasse Tyson
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If Pasta and Antipasta meet is it the end of the Universe???
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according to statistical analysis, "for some time now, bears apparently have been going to the bathroom in the woods."
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I lament our lost youth - but things are ever better, right? - - well, except this and that - anyway - keep posting - I enjoy reading your family's adventures - hope you get that crib sold and land wherever it is that you should be - "there's enough for everyone"
My wife went through that last Christmas, new baby grand. At least with a cello you didn't have to remodel a whole room to put it in!>G<
WHOA!!!Luka has to hand over his ZZ_Top look-alike award!!.
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"After the laws of Physics, everything else is opinion" -Neil deGrasse Tyson
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If Pasta and Antipasta meet is it the end of the Universe???
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according to statistical analysis, "for some time now, bears apparently have been going to the bathroom in the woods."
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Dave is your Valerie Native-American??that pic looks like you came to town to marry a squaw you met on the prairie!!.
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"After the laws of Physics, everything else is opinion" -Neil deGrasse Tyson
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If Pasta and Antipasta meet is it the end of the Universe???
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according to statistical analysis, "for some time now, bears apparently have been going to the bathroom in the woods."
Like you've never done a Pocahontas and John Smith thing. Come on!
John Smith introduces Pocahontas to Western Culture and they fall in love and grow peaches...... Maybe a little imagination could work for you.
this is indiana humor , right ?
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You saying he's got a funny looking wife ?Or that he makes a funny looking groom ?..It's all fun and games, until someone puts an eye out..You are always welcome at Quittintime
this is indiana humor , right ?
Yes. Everybody knows marriages didn't start in Indiana until 1886'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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what's so funny?if you'll look closely, you'll see the blushing bride is about 7 months pregnant - - better late than never - "there's enough for everyone"
>>>she had been playing the same instrument she had in high school - like building with cheap tools, satisfaction is limited
I can totally relate. Even though I make a living as a computer nerd, and I'm an avid DIY homebuilder and tool freak, I had a previous life where I did a Bachelor of Music and gigged for years as a jazz musician.
Your analogy of cheap instruments = cheap tools is dead on. I've got two pro-quality horns (alto and soprano sax) and a beater of a tenor. There is no comparison.
Play on!!
Scott.
"Rag, Mama, Rag"!!!!!
And I missed seeing YOUR new toys, wow. I been looking for a jointer like that forever.
Awesome for both of ya!
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Thought you'd a made her one by now.
The cello is one of my top 5 favorite instruments. It has a real soulful quality to it that stirs one to the depths.
Yeah, empty nest is a hoot isn't it? I'm about to to purchase a few things I've been waiting some years for, now that the two knee kickers are on their own. (well...the youngest has one more year)
Congats to Valerie. It's about time, huh?
24yo DD takes cello lessons and plays in her hubby's band.
(She and her 22 yo cousin also takes belly dancing class, and perform. Makes for a nice waistline, for sure.)
As a onetime bass fiddle player, I have always found something inherently sexy about cellos and their players. You lucky devil you!
Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.
I wasn't so sure after an hour of practice yesterday - V is playing in a community production of 'The Messiah' next month, chops are real rusty - but I admit it - I am lucky - much better to be lucky than good - "there's enough for everyone"
Congrats to Valerie.
Has she named it yet? And is 'it' a 'he' or a 'she'?
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How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
no name - probably won't be, there's no history of naming instruments in our family - but if I had to say, it sounds male to me - very strong voice, particularly in the lower register - I offered to engrave her name on it, like I do with my tools, but she's declined - "there's enough for everyone"
Does she tweak her own sound peg? You may want to learn some luthier tricks , like how to inspect the innards for rattles if they develop.
The bass bar is often the first rattle. check braces and linings as needed esp when woodstove season is upon us.
Some use humidifiers in winter, I employ a dish spong in a baggie, pierced with a fork, to help keep the inside from getting too dry.
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a good friend is a violin maker - I don't repair stringed instruments - V has a couple of those noodle like things you dip in water and hang in the f holes - we've had to play the 'wild swings in temp/humidity' game with all the instruments for 35 years - I know it's hard on them, but such is the farm life - hope things are going well with you all - we just started renovating the 'ancestral estate' yesterday - opened 13 casement windows for the first time in 20+ years - scrape, relieve, prime, etc today - still trying to get the last of the apples in and run business - you should be in pretty good shape to face the winter? (at least better than a few years ago, I hope)D"there's enough for everyone"
"those noodle like things you dip in water and hang in the f holes - Keep typin' like that and you'll be banned from here ;)
If there's one thing the Lowes/Taunton/microsoft management frowns upon it is "wet noodle in the f-hole" talk..
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"After the laws of Physics, everything else is opinion" -Neil deGrasse Tyson
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If Pasta and Antipasta meet is it the end of the Universe???
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according to statistical analysis, "for some time now, bears apparently have been going to the bathroom in the woods."
Well yeah, things are shaping up here.
I'd figure 95% of the structural repairs are long done, the few that remain are not pressing.
Weatherized wise, we be leak free, and really got the drafts sealed up well. Much more human friendly than the year before. Every year I gain some ground on the wood consumption.
We're now in the comfort/incidentals phase, like tearing up old carpet in the addition and asessing the subfloor prior to the cedar going down.
Then well move on to pretty it up phase and landscaping. Just getting the chimney stone up and painting the roof made a world of difference.
I know I'll never run out of honeydew list for sure.
Fresh eggs, beans hung to dry upstairs, freezer full, over a 100 jars of canned goods put up..I'd say I'm gaining on it..LOL. Oh, the very first winter in I dunno how long, I am set with 4 cords already ..let it rip, I'm ready.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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I could have made her one with some scrap 2 x 4s and some drywall screws. Too late I guess. :)
I'm sure she is thrilled.
"Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary, use words." - St. Francis of Assisi
No, I didn't vote for him; but he IS my president. I pray for the his safety, and the safety of his family every day. And I pray that he makes wise decisions.
The dog does not look impressed with the new toy.
"Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
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"The dog does not look impressed with the new toy."
the dog is about at easy going with music as any we've had - she likes to join the band...
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she had been playing the same instrument she had in high school - like building with cheap tools, satisfaction is limited..
She's a very patient person, to wait so long. Acoustic stringed instruments show their limitations to students within days of beginning to play.
I remember my first classical guitar. Sounded pretty much like the others in the shop when I bought it. It only took a few hours of practicing major chords at home to know that the sound box wasn't nearly optimum.
I went back to the shop, Sidney Locker's across from Lincoln Center, and asked to try a few chords on a better instrument. Viola!
Unfortunately, I didn't have nearly enough income to afford that lovely guitar. It was mildly frustrating to know what I was missing with the basic box.
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money has always been the issue - a good instrument is many bushels of apples - and the rule is to pay cash -
here's a picture from several years ago with mother and daughter performing at church
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Poochie looks like he's thinking, "hmmm, smells like a new tree"
I COULD make a joke about you men seemingly always being inclined to name (ahem) "things" - but I'll just let it slide...<g>
Seriously happy for Valerie that she got her a new cello. Hope she is singing in her soul.
Good on ya David!
"I'm a work in progress; still learning every day!"
Couldn't help posting this after reading the comment about the dog. No disrespect to David's wife or her cello intended.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5fBEQQtf2I
Mike
Small wheel turn by the fire and rod, big wheel turn by the grace of god.