November 26, 2004 at 3:07 PM

Thank God she isn't an Amati!

I got my pictures back from the photoszalon today and compared them to the 1657 Nicoló Amati. Nope! Definitely not! Oh, thank God! She's such a fine instrument, I'd be afraid to touch her if her insurance was going to cost more than my life insurance!

Besides that, I went shopping for strings for Nicolá today with the full and earnest intention of acquiring some Evah Pirazzi's. However, my favorite store was out of them. Instead, my clerk (I call him "my" clerk because he's the one who speaks English and has been the most help to me since I got to Budapest) told me about the new Warchal strings. I took the brochure he offered and said I'd think about them.

I looked up Evahs at another store and found that they would cost me about 17 500 forints--way overpriced when I can get them online for under $60.

However, the more I think about it, the more appealling trying the Karneols sounds... "well-balanced tones and velvet shadings" it sound like a Rembrandt or Waterhouse painting...

That, and I am considering getting a set of Ametyst Warchols for my teacher (I picked him because I loved to sit in my kitchen window and listen to him play when the weather was warmer, he seems to like very bright tones, so the Ametysts might be a good match).

I don't know, it might look bad if I get the most expensive ones for myself and get the next step down for him... Hmmmm... Well, we'll see.

Yes, I think I will buy the Karneol Warchals for Nicolá. I don't suppose any of you have named your instruments?

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November 26, 2004 at 3:07 PM

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