Re: Why violins are better
Fobulis, on host 205.188.196.21
Monday, December 20, 1999, at 21:18:42
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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