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15 Things that Prove You're a String Player

Not to be stereotypical, but you know you're a string player, when...

 

1.  Your instrument costs way more than your car

car

 

2.  You've got a hickey, but no lover 

hickey

 

3. You'll happily surrender a leg over an arm 

leg 1

 

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

sad

 

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

disbelief

 

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

angry 3

 

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

g string

 

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

catch

 

9. You stop yourself air-bowing on the train 

embarassed

 

10. You brush your teeth at night with a bow hold 

bow hold

 

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

fingers

 

12.  You touch a hotplate and barely feel a thing 

touch

 

13. Your left ear's slightly more deaf than your right 

deaf

 

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

love instrument

 

15. You read all of the above and nod knowingly 

nod

 

 

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