Oops - 20 Million $ Strad Cello Broken

May 8, 2012 at 04:44 AM · Honest; it wasn't my cat! I promise!

May 8, 2012 at 10:09 AM · That would never have happened at my house.

May 8, 2012 at 11:23 AM · Mr. Photographer,

We are dismayed that you mistook a cello photo shoot for a JELLO photo shoot. Cellos cost a bit more, are less resilient, and don't come in lime flavor.

Sincerely,

The Cello Vigilante Committee

May 8, 2012 at 12:37 PM · Oh my lord, my heart skip a beat when I read just the title. My BFF(Cellist) Practically faint( litteraly). NOw she look like she's gearing up to kill the photographer. Thanks god it wasn't violin, I was in shock the last time David Garret damge his.

May 8, 2012 at 04:52 PM · I understand how a baby can "slip off a table" but cellos don't wiggle quite the same way. There has to be a little more to the story than, "Honest, no one touched it! It just slid off! No kidding!"

May 8, 2012 at 11:20 PM · How does a cello "slip"? They don't move on their own...so as long as it's balanced it should not fall. This is crazy! I would be mad if it was my instrument (which is much less that 20 mill lol).

May 8, 2012 at 11:59 PM · We also need a job title for these people. For example, where I work, "professional woodworker" has taken on the connotation of utter, absolute, incompetent fool. Cello wranglers? Instrument stylists?

May 9, 2012 at 01:20 AM · Ahem!

May 9, 2012 at 03:27 AM · When they said 'expert', they did not specify the specialty. I am expert at handling data, and I do not drop it. I am not, however, an expert at handling explosives, highly reactive nuclear materials, or multi-million airplanes.

And, I am not expert at handling musical instruments; I am only a fiddler. Even though I frequently handle a lesser fiddle, I would avoid the opportunity to be in charge of a Strad.

@ John,

As a side note, Bubba here has the horse; where's the table you want it on?

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