MOTM

:> Ah ha! Now I understand why you seem more interested in a
:> synthesized cello since
:> you can just play a real violin if that's the sound you need.

Oh no - my violin playing can repel cats from miles away. If I ever need
real violins, I'm gonna hire somebody that really knows what they're doing!
My main instrument has always been piano, then organ (nothing like a good
Bach Fugue to clear the mind...), then bass and contrabass clarinet, which
is odd considering that the damn thing is bigger than I am....

I only picked up violin my last two years of college, and believe me, that
was a LONG time ago... because I got tired of the bass clarinet. I was in
the orchestra, but I was always last chair. I never got very good at it. For
fast passages, I'd just play every other note! It was the only way I could
keep up!

Why my interest in cello? I dunno! Maybe because my wife plays cello. I
really love the extreme high range of the instrument, although she hates
playing up there....

Heh...