My violin

Posted on February 4th, 2007 by GregPC.
Categories: Misc, Music.

I started asking my parents for violin lessons when I was ten or 11 years old.  Because I’d asked to start so many things - and then lost interest - they held me at bay for a couple of years.  Some time in the sixth grade, when I was 12 or so, they relented.  My teacher was Mrs. Goldstein - a German woman in her 60s or 70s.  I took lessons with her for five or six years - until I moved away from home when I was 17.

For the first couple of years I borrowed a violin from my teacher.  Once my parents were convinced that I was sticking with it they finally agreed to buy me a violin of my own.  It was nothing special, but I had it for many, many years.  It had been dropped many times and the top and back were both cracked.  There were sections where the varnish was worn away but I liked it very much.

I played it until 1998 or 99 when I decided it was time for something new.  I brought my old violin to a shop in Harvard Square and traded it - and a chunk of cash - for my violin.  Thirty years after I started begging my parents to let me play I am still playing. The fact is though that I’m not very good and never have been.  I play because I like it and have fun doing it.

My violin

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