Do they have a rule book? Does the rule book say that all instruments must have a uniform appearance? No? Then there is no violation, and they are being unfair.
People get caught up in superficial stuff and they end up paying too little importance to the stuff that matters. This is why we got Obama — a lot of people looked at his color and gave a big thumbs up, but they forgot to vet him or look at his proposed policies. His political philosophy didn’t matter, right? They guy had the color they were looking for.
Some day, perhaps we can all look a little deeper than the surface.
Hate to say it, but I go with the school on this one. If it’s an orchestra, that means something in terms of a performance group. They all dress mostly one way, they perform as a unit.
The proper response is to start your own group with your own rules. Once you consent to ‘the man’ supporting your art, ‘the man’ gets to make rules.
Yep, I think you called it right. No documented infraction, no foul. This is silly. Would a blond wood violin have set them off as well?
Did you read the article or the comments?
The instrument is actually very cheap and goes out of tune constantly.
There are instrument companies that hit up unsuspecting parents with cheap instruments that break and sound like crap.
I think the issues is more with quality than the color of it.