Viola 16′ – $80
Viola for 80 obo! In good shape. No scratches. Good as NEW! 16 in. If interested call ###-###-####
80 is a LOT of oboes. I can see why you would need a sixteen foot long viola to drown them out.
Thanks for the post, Eric!
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I was not aware viola were produced to dimensional specification.
Wouldn’t a 14″ viola be a violin?
But, if one has tipped through a looking glass, and things cycle in twelve-fold changes in dimensionality, picayune details of musical instrument sizing likely pale in comparison.
[reconsiders selling the 22.2 ounce Coronet on ebay; takes 1509 angstrom bassoon off “Wish List”]
Ooooo, shiny!
You found mah viola!! I’ll be right over.
Sincerely,
P. Bunyan
Darn it, CJ! I was going to say there’s a statue in Minnesota that’s been looking for this.
I think you just did, Smedley.
Yes, but you did it with style and sophistication. It’s going to take me a few days to get my snark mojo workin’.
*hands Smedley the Snark-O-Meter 2000*
Here, use this.
It usually works for me.
You’re welcome.
Thanks!
*Switches it on*
Wow! I suddenly feel like going to a supper club in upstate New York and making catty comments about passing socialites.
*Looks at label*
It’s the “Dorothy Parker” model. Do you have anything in, say, Winston Churchill?
Why does it look like a magic 8-ball?
In the past, violists were more subtle bragging about the size of their instruments.
Indigo – I keep seeing “violists” and my brain keeps replacing it with “violence” and then the grammar-nazi keeps whispering, “..well then shouldn’t ‘were’ be replaced with ‘was’?” and then the logic-nazi shouts, “What the hell are you talking about? Saying violence bragged about anything makes NO SENSE AT ALL!” and then I have to take a Tylenol and lie down because I have a headache.
Sax and Violins is my classical/jazz/punk mash-up band.
“This is serious bees-ness. Sax and Violins and Roch ‘n Raul!”
-John Mellencamp
Even in Twelfth Night, when disguised as Cesario, Viola was hardly 16 feet.
Unless it applies here?
Maruyama machi Shakespeare Country Park. Japan.
There is something really odd about this ad. How does this viola go from being sixteen feet to being sixteen inches a few lines later? Honey, I shrunk the over-sized musical instruments!
The Viagra wore off.
If you experience a cadenza lasting more than 4 hours, consult your maestro immediately.
It went by magic. Hence: Voilà!
I do wonder what he is going to do with 80 oboes.
Have a parade?
The trombonists are in Gary, Indiana.
I think I already did a “76 Trombones” parody on another post. If only I’d known to save it for this one.
[Corey]
The difference between a violin and a viola is notnot the size, but the pitches to which the strings are tuned. Violas are tuned c,g,d,a and violins are tuned g,d,a,e. Violin sizes are fractions – full, half, quarter, etc. Viola sizes are in inches. (but not feet) The small sizes exist so you can start your little spawn on lessons at an arbitrarily young age.
Alex Trebek: “Who educates the mongrel hoard of YSaC commentators on musical trivia?”
Answer: Dan the Ostrimu (splendidly, I might add)
DING!~ Oh, I’m sorry, Archie, that answer should be in the form of a question, and the question should be in the form of an answer. I’ll ask the judges to be lenient with you .
Darn, I got that mixed up! Let me fix it…
Alex Trebek: He educates the mongrel hoard of YSaC commentators on musical trivia.
Answer: Who is Dan the Ostrimu?
I think that’s right now. Thanks, MamaWindy!
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Why did Sparky take a picture of it on what is either a kitchen or bathroom floor?
Looks like it’s lying on a trompe-l’oeil trellis.
That’s not 16′ that’s 16 miles! Those are city blocks; this is a picture of the viola from orbit.
I believe it’s called Google Space.
So, this is what the viola looked like 3-4 years ago.
Buyer beware!
In that case it’s pretty cheap for such a large and uniquely shaped building.
16 Feet of Viola is IF’s 30 Odd Foot of Grunts cover chamber ensemble.
Triple D, if it still involves Russell Crowe in gladiator attire, I’m all over it. I don’t care what music they play.
That’s why there’s a mute button.
Inches, feet, what’s the difference?
(Airplanes crashing, Spacecraft smacking into Mars, “That’s what she said”)
And a failed Spinal Tap video
I suspect Sparky got tired of the viola jokes.
So it’s a well-konwn fact that violas can’t actually be heard beyond the threshold of the stage. They’re really there just for show. Which begs the question, does a 16 foot viola actually have sufficient sound to drown out 80 oboes? Do the oboes need to be in tune? Does the viola come with a 2′ diameter rosin lump, and if so, is it effective as a shield against an oboe knife?
All these questions, and more, won’t be answered on the next episode of…
YSaC.
Ahem, I believe there is a missing tag today…
I blame Greece.
Isn’t there an Occupy camp for missing tags?
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Good Morning, Leopold!