| --Rhiannon Schmitt gives the Pink Floyd
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| | in all directions. Funny, but in the end
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| Song title a whole new meaning.
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| | it really wasn’t anything to get
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| "Don't practice your backhand with
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| | upset about. The violin was repaired and
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| your Strad" and other useful
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| | only an expert could see the fine line
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| advice.--A while back In Edmonton, Canada
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| | where the break occurred.A reputation for
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| a heavy flyaway juggling pin collided
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| | fragility precedes violins to the point
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| with the most unlikely of targets: a rare
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| | that people are nervous, almost
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| 270-year-old Italian violin. The Flying
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| | superstitious, around them. I see the
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| Karamazov Brothers juggling troupe were
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| | anxiety in a student’s eyes when
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| performing alongside the Edmonton
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| | they hold the violin for the first time,
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| Symphony when the bizarre accident
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| | afraid that the instrument will
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| occurred."All of a sudden, one just
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| | spontaneously combust or shatter as soon
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| flew out of the juggler's hand and landed
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| | as they touch it.Though you
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| on a violin just behind him," said
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| | shouldn’t practice your backhand
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| Jerrold Eilander, the orchestra's
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| | with your Strad, violins are amazingly
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| publicist. "Some people were
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| | robust and will live a long time if you
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| confused, some people didn't know what
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| | take the proper precautions. For
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| was going on… They just carried on
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| | starters, don’t leave your violin
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| the show and went on to the next
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| | laying on the floor, sitting on the couch
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| thing." Luckily the player of the
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| | or perched precariously on top of a stack
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| violin, incidentally also the
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| | of books. Cellist James McKean once said,
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| concertmaster, was reported to be
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| | “Always fasten your seatbelt, never
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| unharmed, and only the violin’s
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| | trust someone who calls you
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| bridge was damaged.This is one of the
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| | ‘pal,’ and don’t leave
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| many violin accidents I hear of all the
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| | your cello lying around to get tripped
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| time. Just last week one of my
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| | over. It’s the single most common
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| students’ mothers called me, her
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| | cause of damage to an instrument or
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| voice drenched in a painfully familiar
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| | bow.”I suggest that players hang
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| tone of awkwardness, followed by a sickly
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| | their violins from a hook or instrument
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| sentence that induces instant panic in
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| | shelf high up on the wall or simply put
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| the psyche of a music teacher: “The
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| | it back in its case when it’s not
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| violin broke.”This wasn’t the
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| | in use. Never leave it in the car,
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| first time I had heard those three little
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| | especially in extreme hot or cold
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| words slammed together in such a dreadful
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| | weather, and always keep it in the cab
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| combination. A particularly traumatic
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| | rather than the trunk. Oh, and
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| instance was a couple years back when a
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| | don’t forget your fiddle on the
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| student accidentally (really, how often
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| | roof of the car when you drive off.
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| do people break expensive antiques
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| | Believe it or not, I know someone who did
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| intentionally?) dropped one of my
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| | just that!In the event that something
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| violins.My mind triggered a survival
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| | does happen to your violin, you can
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| reflex not used since my primitive
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| | usually get it repaired. If the damage is
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| ancestors fought off sabre-toothed
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| | such that it cannot be repaired, most
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| tigers. This alone kept me from keeling
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| | home insurance policies cover loss of
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| over from the shock. “Remain
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| | musical instruments. It’s a good
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| calm,” I thought to myself.
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| | idea to give a written appraisal of your
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| “Just don’t panic,”
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| | instrument to your insurance company so
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| came my next thought, closely followed
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| | you get fair replacement value.A final
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| by, “I’m going to kill
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| | word on violin care: Try your best to
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| him!”I maintained my composure and
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| | avoid airborne juggling pins!**Rhiannon
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| explained in my most reassuring voice
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| | Schmitt (nee Nachbaur) is a professional
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| possible, as not to make him feel worse,
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| | violinist and music teacher who has
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| that I was sure the violin could be
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| | enjoyed creative writing for years. She
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| repaired. I forced my teeth into a stiff
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| | writes for two Canadian publications and
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| smile when he showed me the violin,
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| | Australia's "Music Teacher Magazine.
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| scroll broken off and strings splayed out
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