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Re: Why violins are better
Posted By: Fobulis, on host 205.188.196.21
Date: Monday, December 20, 1999, at 21:18:42
In Reply To: Why violins are better posted by Liface on Wednesday, December 8, 1999, at 16:34:29:

> They are high
Is it really desirable to have every canine within a 50-mile radius drawn to one's practice sessions?

> They dont cost much
Yes, but the cardboard models are not generally acceptable in the concert setting.

> They are small
Darn you. Darn you to heck. Although I am always suspicious of handbag-sized instruments - say, piccolos...

> They get all the melody
Do not. In fact, there's a whole measure in one piece where they don't even play...

> They have the spot to the right
Yep, violas are front and center, where we belong.

> They are really high
Again, is this a good thing?

> They are not low
I begin to pick up on some redundancy. Also some repetitiveness.

> The D string is cool
I prefer G strings.

> They are cheap
So was yo' mama.

> They are easy to learn
So was yo' mama.

> They are easy to tune
So was... never mind.

> They are not very low
I get the funny feeling I've read this before.

> On the "A" string it sounds really cool<

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