What happened yesterday was completely INCREDIBLE. It must be a miracle...
To make an extremely long story short, I won a $1000 violin in a raffle after I test-drove it in a concert.
More details:
http://thesoftparade.queenzone.com
Thread
Posts in chronological order
Congrats.
Thank you. :) Here's some pictures of it:
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa267/HammeroftheGods08/Stingray2.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa267/HammeroftheGods08/Stingray.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa267/HammeroftheGods08/Stingray2.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa267/HammeroftheGods08/Stingray.jpg
That's... not really a violin is it? If you're going to have an expensive violin, at least make it a nice one.
It wasn't my choice, dear. xD
If it were up to me, I would've gotten the Viper.
It sounds excellent, nonetheless. :D
If it were up to me, I would've gotten the Viper.
It sounds excellent, nonetheless. :D
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color=007788> ?Freya? wrote: [/QUOTENAME]That's... not really a violin is it? If you're going to have an expensive violin, at least make it a nice one. [/QUOTE]
Well... There was a time when a "guitar" would be something like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Classical_Guitar_two_views.jpg
Nowadays we have electric ones shaped these:
http://www.modernguitarist.com/wp-content/pics/zakk-wylde-gibson-zv.jpg
http://intrancescorpions.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/guitarsmag.jpg
But we still call the latter ones "guitars", don't we? ;)
When you make an electric instrument, you can shape the body the way you want it, because any random piece of wood with pickups on it will have a sound as long as you put a nice bridge, a good neck and strings. ;P
Well... There was a time when a "guitar" would be something like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Classical_Guitar_two_views.jpg
Nowadays we have electric ones shaped these:
http://www.modernguitarist.com/wp-content/pics/zakk-wylde-gibson-zv.jpg
http://intrancescorpions.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/guitarsmag.jpg
But we still call the latter ones "guitars", don't we? ;)
When you make an electric instrument, you can shape the body the way you want it, because any random piece of wood with pickups on it will have a sound as long as you put a nice bridge, a good neck and strings. ;P
True. However, violins have a certain sophistication about them, when they're made of wood. Plastic ones look cheap no matter how expensive they are.
Well done though.
Well done though.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<b><font color=007788> ?Freya? wrote: [/QUOTENAME]True. However, violins have a certain sophistication about them, when they're made of wood. Plastic ones look cheap no matter how expensive they are.
Well done though. [/QUOTE]
They aren't plastic. ;) It's wood. And the kind of wood can affect drastically the sound of the instrument.
I get your point, though. They tend to be all sophisticated, shaped nicely, etc. I guess it's just a matter of taste. Some guitarists will always use those semi-hollowed guitars that look like a violin, a cello or something similar, while others will go for the most avant-garde-looking instrument they can find in shops. :P
Well done though. [/QUOTE]
They aren't plastic. ;) It's wood. And the kind of wood can affect drastically the sound of the instrument.
I get your point, though. They tend to be all sophisticated, shaped nicely, etc. I guess it's just a matter of taste. Some guitarists will always use those semi-hollowed guitars that look like a violin, a cello or something similar, while others will go for the most avant-garde-looking instrument they can find in shops. :P
omgggggggggggggg! you're so lucky!