tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288097430196262248.post8049526609338897208..comments2024-03-14T22:27:40.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.feinviolins.com">The Violin Shop</a>: Why Do Instruments Have Names?The Violin Shophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828233461679065727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288097430196262248.post-17266162066264317712014-02-06T22:00:23.791-06:002014-02-06T22:00:23.791-06:00I had the opportunity of "playing" the C...I had the opportunity of "playing" the Circle Stradivarius back in 1976. At the time it belonged to Franz Bentler (sp) who had a group, that I believe, was called the "Royal Strings". At the time he entertained at the Continental Plaza in Chicago, where I also worked. One late evening he allowed me to hold which was such a thrill in itself. I had the nerve to ask him if I could play just one note and to my great surprise he said yes. I had played a violin when I was kid, but quit for rather obvious reasons--no talent. Franz showed me where to my finger to play, I think, a high "E" and it really sounded very good----but why shouldn't it have, it was a Stradivarius after all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573007692181283463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288097430196262248.post-22958468972599273072012-12-02T11:36:12.153-06:002012-12-02T11:36:12.153-06:00You are absolutely right Matt. Corrected!You are absolutely right Matt. Corrected!The Violin Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828233461679065727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288097430196262248.post-41934423803842493292012-12-02T11:25:54.331-06:002012-12-02T11:25:54.331-06:00The Ashmolean Museum is in Oxford, not London. Thi...The Ashmolean Museum is in Oxford, not London. This instrument was the only reason I went there and I was lucky enough to handle it once. Definitely Oxford.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402848163474587440noreply@blogger.com