0_Apprentice
I think the violin has such a beautiful sound when it is played by someone experienced. Do you enjoy the violin?
1_Wizard
I do. And I love that it is now played in lots of non-Western music cultures, like that of India and Iran. Do you play?
0_Apprentice
I don't, my daughter plays the trumpet, which isn't quite the same lol. But she does quite well for 15. Do you play?
1_Wizard
Not me, I'm useless when it comes to musical instruments. As violins are so important in a huge variety of types of music I should get to know more about them.
0_Apprentice
Yes, they really are part of music in many ways. I actually remember it most from listening and watching Charles Ingalls play it on "Little House on the Prairie" lol. He did beautifully working the violin's strings.
1_Wizard
It looks complicated, what with four strings and usually having to draw a bow across them. He must be very talented.
0_Apprentice
Well, he was an actor and I loved his acting, and he's passed away. But, yes, he was very talented!
1_Wizard
I wonder what he would have thought of the newer electric violins of today, which are used in some types of rock and jazz music. Apparently the pickups are plugged into amps and speakers so you can hear them.