Yesterday, my son arrived to his viola lesson with the principal violist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (we're very lucky to have secured him as a teacher) to find that his teacher had brought in 4 additional violas for some reason.
Teacher: "Do you want to try this one?"
Son: "Sure."
My son tried it out, had a few issues with the scale he attempted because it was a 16" viola instead of the 15.5" one he plays. The intervals are slightly larger.
T: "What do you think?"
S: "Well, it's ok, hard to tell if the sound is like that because of the viola or because it's just larger."
T: "How much do you think this instrument costs?"
S: "No idea?"
T: "1.5"
Mom: "150? or 1500?"
Nope. As in one and a half million dollars... and he let a 15yo try it out.
It doesn't belong to his teacher either, just on loan to the symphony or something.
Teacher: "Do you want to try this one?"
Son: "Sure."
My son tried it out, had a few issues with the scale he attempted because it was a 16" viola instead of the 15.5" one he plays. The intervals are slightly larger.
T: "What do you think?"
S: "Well, it's ok, hard to tell if the sound is like that because of the viola or because it's just larger."
T: "How much do you think this instrument costs?"
S: "No idea?"
T: "1.5"
Mom: "150? or 1500?"
Nope. As in one and a half million dollars... and he let a 15yo try it out.
It doesn't belong to his teacher either, just on loan to the symphony or something.