Anyone out there have a violin they want to give me or sell cheap?
*It’ll just hurt for a little while until I get the hang of it…
And/Or a cello???
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Check your local pawn shop or antique/junk shop.
I see them here in NC from $50 up.
Cello is what you want; trust me……………
I got a tenor sax that’s been collecting dust…. I was thinking about selling it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTI23Kcc1a4
I have teeny tiny one that I play when I hear a Liberal whining about something.
In all seriousness…try Craigslist.
^ Craigslist freaks me out.
I just use CL for used stuff. I’ve actually got a lot of great stuff from there. Just meet at a public place if you buy something.
“It’s still warm.” — Eyegore
I think you can get a discount if you buy, oh, sayyy, eight of ‘em.
Craigslist is fine. If you want to meet at a house use mine. I do it all the time.
And who would be the intended victim of your tortures?
^ Whoever is within earshot of The Asylum :)
( a violin or cello would sound gorgeous in that house! )
I’m with Tim. Do you really hate the neighbors THAT much?
^ Out that far,
it’d be dueling violins.
Okay, mebbe a fiddle vs a wash-tub bass.
I have it on good authority that a viola is what you want. Gotta have some place to use viola jokes. :)
Q: What’s the difference between a viola and a trampoline?
A: You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.
Q: Why do so many people take an instant dislike to the viola?
A: It saves time.
Q: Why did the violist marry the accordionist?
A: Upward mobility.
Stolen from here.
SeaTac/Oly Craigslist Violins. Click on the other tabs for nearby cities… I’ve bought a guitar, a bass, a computer rack, a data center UPS, and more, with no problems. (Other categories of “shopping” may be the creepy.) Just make sure that you check carefully so that price matches condition.
Violin = cheaper, but with lots of “SQEEEEAK”
Cello = pricey, but little squeak.
Make sure that you get a bow with hairs still in good condition or you’ll be spending another $100.
…and, if you can, get the rosin with it so that you can get fresh rosin of the same brand. (‘Makes life easier, as you are supposed to remove old rosin if switching. …which you may do anyway once you get going.)
Red is learning the cello and she did a lease to buy deal. It was very affordable.
Doug (15) when dueling, I prefer something with more range than a violin.
And Peggy (16) since I don’t have any viola, violin OR cello jokes:
How do you tell if the stage is level at a bluegrass show?
The banjo player is drooling out of BOTH sides of his mouth.
I’ve got one if you want it. Still got my phone #? Give me a call.
Carlos Robelli full size violin. Brand new condition. With case, tuner, resin. Free.
I don’t have enough neck to play it, hurts too much. Took up banjo instead .
Thought of a Celtic Harp? Beautiful instrument…
both auditorily and visually..
Take the cello on your Asylum beach walks. See how many snow owls and bald eagles you can draw! (…recorder would be nice to capture them joining in, with sounds of their own…)
HEY! Sell musical discs under the name: “Baldy, Snowey & Headmissy in concert” (….if lucky, can add, mebbe later, “And The Seal Barking Orchestra! …..)
You’ll need this info when you find a fiddle:
Oops, second try: http://truebluesam.blogspot.com/2010/08/if-you-can-make-it-for-dime-and-sell-it.html
^DougM (10) I think you can get a discount if you buy, oh, sayyy, eight of ‘em.
Better hurry before some gubmint doofus tries to limit you to seven.
Peggy (16)
You are a cruel mistress.
I’m hoarse from laugin’, an’ my abs hurt.
(What? I didn’t know the safe word.)
K-Nine (18)
One of Peggy’s jokes covers the “range” issue.
Dueling violins are better than dueling banjos.
Why did you have to say cello?
You reminded me of the rant by a frustrated orchestra conductor at his incompetent cellist: “My God woman! You sit there with the finest instrument known to man between your knees and all you can do is scratch it!”
Well, it was funny to me and it’s been a rough week.
Of course, if you don’t want to spend anything, you could always go this route.
I’ve fiddled around with a violin. (pun intended) If you have any musical inclination, it’s hours of intense concentration and the feeling that music is a way to escape for enough time to refuel.
Now I’m having Airwolf flashbacks…
They just had some on one of the daily deal sites. Search online for “violin cello deals”.
This: bad (there’s always room for cello)
This: good (the whole score is delightful, but the strings parts are extra wonderful)
Since we are expanding the parameters, How about a Theramin?
No rosin build up there.
DougM, I think I know where TSA gets most of their baggage handling experience.
(Link now repaired: you must’a submitted it via checked baggage — dm)
Would the hang of it be finally hanging it on that wall below the balcony that you wondered about?
(Evil Roy Slade sticks his pistol in cellist’s ear)
“What’re you doin’ with that violin between yer legs? Don’t ya know there’s ladies present? Now, you just tuck that fiddle up under yer chin the way it’s SUPPOSED ta be played…”