drama
 

oh dear.

this morning, my mother came home from a rehearsal. she had her violin in its case on her back. the strap got stuck behind a bike in the hallway, making the case slip off her shoulder and fall on the floor. result: two cracks in the violin, one in the front and one in the back.

the specialist said he might be able to fix it, but it will never sound the same and the value will get a lot lower.

i'm scared, this is worse than when she broke a finger!

OUCH!

PAIN.

sorry :(

This is a crisis of epic proportions, biblical, even.

violatedviolin

it is to this family... we're all pretty shocked.

do you really eat feces?

nope.

Yes, and this was the sentiment I meant to express.

Hope all works out.

At the same time, it's not as bad as if your mom cracked her own front and back, and then the specialist told her she would never be the same again and lose her value.

Perspective, dear child. Perspective.

fucking A man. viols of all sizes suffer a lot when they are cracked. I hope they can repair the damages. It may takle a real master, and a lot fo money, to get it close to before, but it may never ever get back to performance quality.
that shit sucks.

I take it, of course, that everybody told her to please be more careful next time?

what a nice word indeed, isn't it?
violin.

Viola is better.

Cello > viola > violin

Sorrybaby

Mmmm, yes - violins are quite delicate objects.

I'm suspicious about this violin case. Was it just a canvas bag, or a proper hard case?

One solution might be a rubber violin but I'd imagine the loss of tone would render such an instrument wholly useless.

Hope there's a happy ending to this....

wtf is this horrible thing?

No clue.

Spread it around though. People must know about it.

ha ha it's creepy
it belongs to the gross pix thread Nicfit created

I live with someone whose violin is worth more than your car (unless you have a company car or are exceptionally rich). If you accidentally broke your car to the point of not being able to use it, you'd be pissed off, right?

Perspective dear. All problems are minor except to the indivual, for whom we should have sympathy. Mine being extended herewith.

Perhaps even worse because people build up very intimate relationships with their instruments - another violin likely wouldn't do. I personally could afford to replace my violin, but I don't want to because I'm in love with her.

exfuckingxactly

thanks for the kind reactions everyone.
she uses some violin she borrowed from someone, but of course its not the same... we'll know more about fixing it tomorrow. the thing was worth about 10000 euros before the cracks...

about teh case: it was a solid case, but the shock of it bumping into the ground wouldn't do any good to any instrument.

she's really depressed about it, didn't even make fun of my pants this morning.

and of course, this kind of drama might seem minor in perspective, but she makes a living with that instrument.

OMG:eek:

be strong

Have her check with the conservatory around there and they'll probably get her a loaner after hearing about the unfortunate happenstance.

Maybe she'll get an even finer instrument to play out of the whole ordeal.

The same thing happened with my dad's 1966 Gibson Hummingbird. One of my brother's idiot friends put it in a stand and it fell out and cracked the headstock in a half. I'm sure it was worth several thousand dollars, because it had all its original parts and it still played like a beaut. We had it fixed, but the little e string is very tinny sounding.
I've been lucky thus far with my violin. I'm sure it's not worth nearly as much as your mother's was, but it is still beautiful and plays amazingly.

that sucks... my stepdad also has some guitars worth a lot of money, and he cringes every time he sees how his son handles them.