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gallagher Inner circle 1168 Posts |
One of our greatest 'tipps',
as Street Performers, are the ones dropped in our ears. ,....the stories folks share with us. Half true. Half fabricated. Half herded (heard), from around three corners. We were out, this past week, pressing our luck, in the little health/spa towne of Bad Nennenderf. These little townes aren't overly full, but, our only 'competetion' are the daily "Kur Konzerts". ,...usually in the afternoons at about 3 o'clock. Before,..and after,... they belong to us(!). 😊 We had just finished a small Show, when a Korean lady approached me, and introduced herself, as a violinist, from the 'Kur Orchestra'. I started excusing myself, for my poor playing,... when she smilingly started telling me the story of Niccolo Paganini's Violin "iL Cannone". !....."hmm,..what did that have to do with I?" His first violin,.. "instrument of choice", an Amati violin, he LOST in a BET(!), .....with a street performing "cups and balls magician?/con-man"! The story she told me, is: he was sö sure, he knew where "the little red ball was", that he bet his prized violin, "la Grand Amati". (Antonio Stradivari apprentised under Nicolo Amati.) ,...and lost. ,..on a street corner, in Florence. In the peak of his career. ,,...violin-less! A violin student,..admirer, then gave him their violin,... as a 'loan'. ,...not to be bet with(!). This was a Guarnerius violin. At the time, considered,..."kinda cheapy". Paganini christened it, 'iL Cannone', ....played it loud and strong and proud. 👍 He even took it to the streets and played corners in northern Italy. , . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. . hmm, this was quite a story i was being fed, by this sweet little Korean fiddle player,... sö I googled,... I ended up talking with a lady, in the city hall, of Genoa, Italy. "iL Cannone" is kept there, on permanent display. She verified the story,...word for word. The Streets,.. gallagher |
Kyoki_Sanitys_Eclipse Inner circle 1513 Posts |
Wonderful story Gallagher. Thanks for sharing. It put a smile on my sick face
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Nala Nosmoht Special user Surrey,B.C. Canada, 641 Posts |
I loved the fact you shared that! chance encounters sometimes becomes Gems!!
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gallagher Inner circle 1168 Posts |
"...it put a smile on my sick face."
Kyoki, I have to admitt, reading this, I cracked up(!). ,...then I thought, "ooops! The poor guy is probably sick!" Hey, hope it's nothing too serious,.. "Deisel allergy",.. or, Motion-sickness... 😷 ,...wish you well. Nala, reading about Paganini, I saw that he battled 'the Carpel', as well(!). I hope yours is coming along better. We want to hear you play 'violin' again,... soon. 🙃 Side note: After reading about Paganini's "iL Cannone", I've named my pian-ini: "tHE Mouse-trap". ,..makes me smile, the thought. Smiles,....help. gallagher |
Nala Nosmoht Special user Surrey,B.C. Canada, 641 Posts |
Gallagher .......... fingers still numb, but I just adapt. what can you do
weather here not nice this winter. April 19th haven't been on the street this year yet! wet , wet wet! when we can see the mountains near Vancouver it's going to rain. When you can't see the mountains then it's raining. stay dry! nala |
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