Then he told me about how he was going to go hiking with a male friend in between his symphony rehearsals/concerts, and about a hike they had done a while ago. I asked if they were going to just do a day hike or go overnight and he said that it would probably just be a day hike because B didn't have any hiking equipment. I joked that he probably wasn't up for sharing a sleeping bag.
Then he told me he really wanted to know about my search for a new cello. I told him the whole story of the unexpected appearance of the "lamborgini-for-the-price-of-a-volkswagon" cello, and how I totally fell in love with it, played on it for a month, and then started to think that maybe I liked parts of my own cello better. And then today my teacher told me it wasn't for sale after all because she decided to keep it, but that she would help me figure out how to get a similar one if I wanted.
We had a lonnnnnnnnngggggg discussion... about how he thought I should go for it, at the price it is like pocket change, but if I wanted something that had a real quality sound and not just a lot of volume, I would probably need to go up to a certain price range. We talked a lot about sound quality, price brackets, the experience of asking people to give you their feedback on different instruments. He told me about his brother's recent experience hunting for a new violin, and his own experience looking for a new violin bow. He mentioned that his dad had uploaded some videos of B performing on youtube this summer, from a performance where part of B's bow actually fell off and hit the ground (bad news, but B laughed about it). I asked him if he was actually on the market to buy a new bow ("if you find the one you want, could you just buy it?") and he said just about.
I told him I was really excited that he was in a position to finally get a new violin bow--this is something he has been saving up for and hoping for for SO long.
At this point we had been over the phone for over an hour so I said, "I should probably get going" and he said he was excited for my journey looking for a new cello and I said, "It's so great to have your feedback and perspective, none of my friends down here have been through this, It really means a lot to me to hear what you think, thank you" and he was like, "Totally!" I told him I was glad he enjoyed Genghis Blues (the movie) so much and that I hope he had a great time playing in the symphony and going hiking. He said, "I'll talk to you soon" ( ) And I said, "Awesome! Sounds great!" And then we both said goodnight & goodbye.
An hour and fifteen minutes on the phone.
It felt so good! At times I felt a little overwhelmed by the information we were discussing... but overall it was really relaxed and open feeling. I wasn't planning to stay on the phone that long but mostly it was me listening and I really wanted to hear what he had to say.
) And I said, "Awesome! Sounds great!" And then we both said goodnight & goodbye.