Ed Edwards wrote:
>
> I know some musicians in local symphonies (Balto. & DC) and took a
> look
> at their union newspaper classifieds a few years ago. There was not
> one
> violin posted for under $10,000 and when you got into the larger
> instruments
> like cellos... whoa... like $50,000. And some doublebasses for more
> than
> $100,000. A Stradivarius was more than half a million if I remember
> right.
> Think about it - they get for their money exactly ONE sound.
> Maybe more
> if you're considering technique, but all in all... long live rock.
> Now where I envy them is the road trip and setup. One tuxedo, one
>
> instrument, one case. Put it on, take it out, sit your butt down and
> play -
> bow, put it back, go home and change. Saturday I'll be performing at
> an
> important yearly event and taking no less than 3 keyboards on an
> A-frame, a
> 12 space rack, 3 guitars, a bass, a combo guit amp with 4x12 cabinet,
> two
> 12" monitors and miles of cables, snakes and MIDI connectors. I will
> be
> enjoying myself, though.
> http://www.untiedmusic.com/musicfest
But remember we can always generate our own business and most of these
people can't unless they are also playing in a chamber group.
Linda
(a prog rocker, a jazzer, and sometimes pit percussion player for these
union type gigs)
>
>
> Ed Edwards
> Leader: Ezekiel's Wheel
> http://www.untiedmusic.com/ezekiel
>
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