Oh that's easy, Oxy Clean. Just mix a little in a bucket and wipe it on. Wow! There you have the best violin cleaner you'll ever use!
Posted on 02/14/2008 4:30:36 PM PST by RDTF
LONDON (AP) -- Can his fractured fiddle - a million dollar Guadagnini - be fixed? It's too early to tell.
David Garrett, a former model who has been called the David Beckham of the classical scene, said he tripped while carrying his 18th century violin as he was leaving London's Barbican Hall after a performance, smashing it to bits.
"I had it over my shoulder in its case and I fell down a concrete flight of stairs backward," Garrett said Thursday. "When I opened the case, much of my G.B. Guadagnini had been crushed."
Garrett said he bought the 1772 violin for $1 million in 2003, and he is now hoping to get it repaired in New York, where he is based.
"I hope and pray that it can be fixed, but if it can't, I hope my insurance policy will let me buy another great violin," the 26-year-old musician said. He told The Associated Press that other published accounts saying the violin was a Stradivarius were incorrect. Guadagnini is believed by some to have been a student of Antonio Stradivari.
The accident occurred Dec. 27 but only came to light this week when he returned to London for another concert at the Barbican and told British reporters what had happened.
For his Valentine's Day concert there, he is playing a Stradivarius that's been loaned to him.
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Which just goes to show-—
Gay, married or dead.
Oh well.
Yeah ....... that.
You bet he could! Thanks for the laugh! I used to play Charlie's records all the time when I was in radio.
It does seem that way.
But even if they’re married, some are really nice to look at.
(I would post the obligatory picture of James Marsden at this point but I gave him up for Lent. Poo)
Yes, looking at them, gay or married, is always a pleasant option.
I can post Marsden, would that break your vow???
Don’t ya hate it when you point to one thing in your profile and everyone goes and looks?
Nice pup, BTW!
I prefer "The Devil Went down to Georgia...."
Oh that's easy, Oxy Clean. Just mix a little in a bucket and wipe it on. Wow! There you have the best violin cleaner you'll ever use!
Dear gusopol3,
Thanks for the ping!
I guess I’m a little late to the thread.
Classical Music Ping List ping!
If you want on or off this list, let me know via FR e-mail.
Thanks,
sitetest
Pitifully, Yes.
This is the stupidest and hardest thing I have ever done for Lent.
Every once in a while I get a surprise, but all in all, it’s been tough.
I bought my girls a Ken doll for Valentine’s Day, with dark hair and blue eyes to be Corny Collins with their “Hairspray” dolls. That’s as close as I’m going to get until Laetare Sunday (halfway through we get a day off)
it’s been kinda fun—we’re separating the men from the bo..er,women.
lol!
Wow! The more I hear violins, the more a fan of them I am becomming.
There is another guy out there who I don't remember his name but he is branching out from the classical pieces to more contemporary stuff.
He is most definitely interesting to look at and he plays with passion./Just Asking - seoul62.......
hey, I can smile. Want to learn how to dance salsa?
Was it in a backpack or something? Why not a hard case?
I’d love too!
I’ve had flamenco lessons....Long story, but it was a hoot.
If I didn’t want you to look, I wouldn’t have mentioned it. I’m very proud of the fact that I’ve managed to cure my wanderlust and stay with one good woman. There are, after all, so many of you out there, and I was running out of time! (Mrs. shibumi appears to be quite happy with the arrangement as well.)
As for “Major” he’s a purebred open coat German Shepherd Dog who, believe it or not, came to us as a rescue, shortly after our last GSD (Max - RIP) passed on.
For anyone needing companionship, or simply wishing to open their hearts to a new friend, I highly recommend adopting through rescues. A close friend of mine, who was already a dog lover, recently started a rescue for smaller dogs - she currently has 10 available:
http://search.petfinder.com/shelterSearch/shelterSearch.cgi?shelterid=IN390&preview=1
Hey, if you can’t find a good man, why not a deserving puppy? (They are, after all, much more loyal - generally speaking.)
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