It's here.

August 7, 2008 at 1:45 PM

The itsy bitsy teeny weeny shiny violin arrived yesterday, safe and sound, only to be dropped in its box by my dear, clueless husband -- "you know what was in there, right?" "Huh?"

It was, however, unharmed by the gentle 5-foot drop from the pile of boxes in his arms, and I unwrapped a 16th-size case with a 32nd size violin inside.

I tuned it, briefly; I didn't have a tuning fork handy and to get one would've meant tromping up the stairs where my toddler with super-hearing was sleeping. The pegs are remarkably functional, and without any treatment they really didn't slip much. The bows (2 of them) are straight and wooden, with proper horsehair. Not the neatest hairing job I've ever seen, but it tightened up well and actually works.

I didn't have a real chance to test the violin for sound quality (see note about super-hearing and sleeping above), but when I touched the bow to the strings there came a nice clear sound, not the scratchy whisper that I expected. So I have decent expectations. I'll let you all know if they pan out. :)

Alex's birthday party is on Saturday, so after he opens it up I'll post a photo.

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on August 9, 2008 at 1:47 AM

That sounds like fun. I look forward to seeing the photo.

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