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Re: Why violins are better
Posted By: Mel, on host 209.180.201.250
Date: Monday, December 20, 1999, at 22:21:53
In Reply To: Re: Why violins are better posted by Fobulis on Monday, December 20, 1999, at 21:18:42:

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> > They are high
> Is it really desirable to have every canine within a 50-mile radius drawn to one's practice sessions?
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> > They dont cost much
> Yes, but the cardboard models are not generally acceptable in the concert setting.
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> > They are small
> Darn you. Darn you to heck. Although I am always suspicious of handbag-sized instruments - say, piccolos...
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> > They get all the melody
> Do not. In fact, there's a whole measure in one piece where they don't even play...
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> > They have the spot to the right
> Yep, violas are front and center, where we belong.
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> > They are really high
> Again, is this a good thing?
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> > They are not low
> I begin to pick up on some redundancy. Also some repetitiveness.
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> > The D string is cool
> I prefer G strings.
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> > They are cheap
> So was yo' mama.
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> > They are easy to learn
> So was yo' mama.
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> > They are easy to tune
> So was... never mind.
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> > They are not very low
> I get the funny feeling I've read this before.
>
> > On the "A" string it sounds really cool<

Oooh...there's another violist here! Are you new?

-M"if so, Welcome"el

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