The instrument is a cello. The sign on the shop (out of the frame) says "Violin Maker."
Rick On Feb 24, 2016, at 5:36 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > Exactly my reaction. > > > I was torn by a question: is it really a violin? It seems to be larger, more > like a viola [or even violoncello (cello)?]. > (And I remember some viola players telling me about the rivarly going on > between viola and violin playes..) > > Not being an expert, I asked Google... > I saw that people refer to a "violin family" of instruments that encompasses > all of the above (and then some). > > But then I read this warning: > " If you call a viola a violin, violists will be very upset. The > equivalent would be mistaking a Canadian for an American." > http://www.wikihow.com/Distinguish-Between-Violins-and-Violas > And for that latter part we have some experts on this list, don't we? > > Just passing along... :-) > > Cheers, > > Igor > > > > On 2/23/2016 9:23 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> Very nice. The reflections complement the image. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Feb 23, 2016, at 8:59 PM, Rick Womer <rickpics14 at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Just down the street from the Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia: >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18191462&size=lg >>> >>> (K-5, DA 16-45) >>> >>> Comments appreciated. >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

