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I just heard the worst news in my entire life...
... that is, I heard from my violin instructor that my violin is officially defective. You guys might not understand what I'm about to say unless you guys are luthiers (violin makers) or if you really know what a violin looks like.
Okay, here goes... I left my violin at my teacher's house to have it fixed.So, I haven't heard for it for a week. Then just this morning, my teacher said that the sound post keeps on falling off and the pegs tend to be loose now. The luhier himself said that I should replace my violin. Oh the pain!!! I know it's superficial compared to the A(H1N1) pandemic, but it's just sad for me to lose my prized possession like that... How about you? Did you get any terrible news (personal)? Share it. |
Oh dear :(
I'm sorry, Elsa. Violins are awesome, and should never break <3 Well, recently one of my better friends suddenly started hating me. All day thursday she just screamed at me and told me t shut up and go home and that nobody gives a shit about me. I don't know what got into her.. But it's bothering a lot of people. |
I understand. Your instrument is like your partner. You spend a great deal of time with it and become familiar with every in and out of its structure, and every little tweak and turn that it takes to get the best from it. You become apopletic over every scratch, dent, tarnish spot, and imperfection. Your hands can form automatically around it, and you recognize the feel, the weight, the texture of the metal or wood. You could tell its sound from among any other of the same instrument, and in that way, it takes on a secret personality that only you know. It's really hard to lose your friend and frustrating to have to start all over with a new one. I feel for you.
My condolences. |
Ohh, that's terrible!
I bet that's pretty pricey..and the fact that you would have to get rid of your old violin would be terrible as well.. I'm so sorry about that! |
Awh, that's really bad. @ [email protected];;
The worst recently isn't all that bad compared. I was supposed to go meet my boyfriend for the first time this summer in California, but he told me just to work and save up some money from my summer job and then come in the Winter. I'm a bit bummed, but at least that way I can save up for the bus ticket and buy him a present before I go. |
I feel where your coming from. I've got an old guitar that my fiancee gave me, it's been in her family for at least two generations and it's very pretty. Unfortunately, it looks as if the amount of repair needed to be done to get it back into decent playing condition will outweigh the cost of the guitar. I have a better guitar, but there's the sentimental value of "hey, this thing has been in my fiancee's family and it looks pretty" that makes me still want to get it repaired when I have the money to afford it.
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Oh, that sucks. Hopefully you'll find a new violin that you love soon.
It reminds me of how late last year, my briefcase was stolen and all my brushes went with it, so I had to replace them with extremely inadequate, less expensive substitutes. It will probably take me another 25 years to get them all how I want them again. ._. Inside I feel like the equivalent of a bad night's sleep (tossing and turning) when I try to work with them. Just not good. But no one has actually given me bad news for awhile. |
I'm very sorry about that :[
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And yeah, the violin was kinda sentimental, though it wasn't given by a loved one, it felt like it was my best friend. (I even named it Victoria XD) Oh, well, I'll just save up for it... My teacher actually wants me to buy the more expensive one that probably cost around $300 above... :D @everyone: thanks for the condolences. *hugs all of you* |
I can kind of tell what that's like...for about a week or last fall, my clarinet had to be taken in for repairs. The school lent me a nice enough one, but it still felt weird...like playing with someone else's arm attached. :cry:
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Im sorry, thats awful.. An instrument, or anything really, can mean so so much to someone. @[email protected] Doesnt have to be living.. Hm actually.. i havent had any very bad news recently. Which is amazing. I rather not sit and think about something bad in my life too long anyway, im happy i cant think of anything. =w=
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Oh my gosh, I'm soooooo sorry about your violin! ;w;
I had the same thing happen with my flute once- I mean, I found out I needed to replace it, after having it since for many many years. I still have it. His name was Ferdinand. (No, you aren't the only one who gets THAT attach and names it. xP ) I've always wanted to learn violin, I don't know how I'd go about it though. Plus, I still have to finish learning piano, AND guitar. xP I hope your next violin is as special to you as this one was. (Ignoring cost factors. xP ) |
I dunno if you could count this, but I got a wacom tablet once that didn't work after only a month or two of having it. <//3 Broke my heart..and wallet.
Or should I sat MOMS wallet. hehehe... |
I know what you mean. One of my close friends who I call my little sister bought me a bracelet for Christmas last year with my name on it. I would wear it all the time. Today I found out that the piece with my name on it fell off and I can't find it anywhere. It feels wierd not wearing it like a piece of my arm is missing. But I hope everything works out for you. ;)
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That sucks so much! And your violin tragedy is WAY more important than the stupid Swine Flu, lol.
Hmm... I haven't gotten any bad news lately, but I have a bunch of summer homework, and I can only start on a little bit of it now, since one requires me to have a book I don't have yet (I bought it on Amazon, but it hasn't arrived yet. :C) and the other is a news article I have to write on an event I haven't been to yet. :( |
That is terrible. I understand how musicians get attached to their instruments. Like my boyfriend for example. Touch his bass/amp and he killll you. xD
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Wait... Victoria's dead? Condolences, dear sister. :(
She was a good friend to Lorelei. |
I lost my best friend at 7 to murder, my grandfather at 8 to heart disease, my great grandmother (maternal) at 9 to age, my great grandmother (paternal at age 10)to age, my great grandfather at 12 to age, My grandmother at age 20 to several diseases, my niece who was 7months at age 21 to SIDS. After that the loss of any material possession isn't tragic by comparison. While it isn't fun to lose ones material possessions even one beloved one must really remember that they are things. I have earrings that I have kept even though the pearls fell off within the first few mounts after I got them simply because my grandmother gave them to me. I have them in their box with the pearls kept in the bottom. One of these days I will get them repaired. My worst week was two years ago when I heard within 2 days that my surviving grandfather was dieing and my friend died of cancer. Luckily my Grandfather is still with us knock on wood.
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My piano teacher told me I was going to fail my upcoming exam and that it was meaningless to try.
After a year of work. 10 hours a week practicing. For a year. And I'm going to fail. Because I suck. Well I'm trying anyways next Saturday but it was the worst news ever... I felt so ashamed of my talentless self. ; 3; Then I had to walk home in the rain cause my dad forgot about me.. |
Oh man, that really sucks D:> I can't imagine losing my electric violin.
Umm...I can't think of anything. My best friend got UTI, though, poor dear ;A; @Xandriana- Geez, she acknowledged it wasn't the worst thing that could happen. My brother is in Iraq, and all that stuff you just said is nothing compared to the stories I've heard, nor the things I've seen on ambulance ride-alongs. It's an online forum, lighten up. So, have you ever seen a rape victim right after the fact? How about a two-year-old shot in the head from a drive-by? |
Hey, no fighting in my forum!! D:
@Alex: No!! She's not dead!! :cry: She's on comatose... @Everyone: I'll try saving up on a new one... I really need to practice if I wanted to join the school orchestra... |
Yikes I feel for you, I thought I lost my clarinet due to it had a nasty fall. Then again replacing the original mouth piece was very painful(for just that piece alone was $70, any tuning fixing keys is about $30 + (depending on how much is needed)). I don't remember how much it was to get the clarinet back into playing shape when I got into music. It was my mothers and it had sat in my grandparent's storage room for a long time before it came into my possession.
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Awww that really reaks. I'm sorry. My pointe shoes were chewed up by my dog a few months after I quit, and I was devastated /:
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that sucks you need to replace it, my cello has only gotten as bad as a huge crack in it, but the crack doesn' vibrate, so I leave it there.
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That is terrible about your violin. I know they are quite expensive to say the least and I am sure you have bonded with it. If that doesn't sound weird. xD
Well the worst news that I have heard lately is that my grandfather died... We were really close so it was a big blow to me and my family. It really sucks because he lived in Pennsylvania and I didn't really get to see him a lot throughout my life... I also feel bad because now my grandmother has to live alone in there rather large house and I worry about her constantly. |
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