15 Things, You Know You’re a String Player, When …

Yup! You know you’re a string player, when ….

 

1.  Your instrument costs way more than your car …

 

2.  You’ve got a hickey, but no lover …

 

3. You’ll happily surrender a leg over an arm …

 

4.  You feel sad when you see an instrument with loose strings …

 

5. You die a little each time you see an actor pretending to play …

 

6.  Your dry cleaner constantly moans of rosin stains on your pants …

 

7. You ask for a spare G string without ever thinking twice …

 

8.  Your left hand’s far more coordinated than your right – and you’re right handed! …

 

9. You stop yourself air-bowing on the train …

 

10. You brush at night with a bow hold …

 

11. You play your dictation exams on your right arm like a fingerboard …

 

12.  You touch the hotplate and rarely feel a thing …

 

13. Your left ear’s slightly deafer than your right …

 

14. You treat your instrument better than everything and everyone around you …

 

15. You read all of the above and nod knowingly …

 

 

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