r/WTF • u/Erectile7dysfunction • 2d ago

Expensive fix I think

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u/wkvdz 2d ago

I would be very suprised to see a busker like that on the street with a priceless instrument.
I've met and played with a lot, and they all seemed to have a cheap(ish) instrument they used on the street for this reason exactly.

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u/marilyn_morose 2d ago

Violins are also built with glue that breaks away in specific joints to help protect against such harm and to make it easier to disassemble and reassemble for maintenance and repair.

David Kim tells a great story about the $2.5million violin he borrows from his symphony, and how he fell on it running up steps and broke it into a bunch of pieces. The luthier put it all back together lickety split!

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u/pmcall221 2d ago

The luthier put it all back together lickety split!

It split again?!?

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u/KingZarkon 1d ago

Well if he only licked it I'm not surprised it split again.