April 18, 2005 at 3:39 PM

Well, the bad news is that I'm still slaving away to make my deadlines. The good news is that taxes are done and gone until June, and this afternoon I'm going to the violin shop with the intent to purchase! Yes, it's the one I've been trying.

I've got a few small concerns about it; there's a crack in the neck which seems to have been there and mostly fixed some time ago. The luthier thought it was pretty solid, but you never know. He suggested trying to get some kind of warranty on it, for maybe a year. If it doesn't fall apart in a year, it probably won't, right? :)

The other concern is that my house is incredibly dry. All my instruments suffer for it, though I try to humidify the cases they only get up to about 40% humidity in the winter. Better in summer. So I figure I should try for a case with a built-in humidifier/hygrometer.

So, back to work so I can afford the violin! :)

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