Description
Every evening at six, the sound of scales drifts down the stairwell of number twelve. Madame Roux on the ground floor pretends to complain, but she has started leaving her door ajar. The young man on the fourth floor practices the same Bach partita over and over, and slowly, week by week, the phrases begin to breathe. Sometimes the concierge hums along while she sweeps the courtyard, and the pigeons on the rooftop seem to keep time.
When he finally plays his audition, the whole building will want to give him something, and this would be the ideal choice: a violin lying snug in its brown case, the varnish glowing in honey and chestnut tones, every curve painted with care. On a music stand or a shelf beside the metronome, it says what neighbors rarely say aloud, that they were listening all along, and that they are proud. It could even hold the rosin he forgets everywhere, or the ticket stub from his first concert in a real hall.
What makes it special
- Shows a violin cradled inside its open brown case
- Rich, warm brown tones with a carefully detailed finish
- Shaped and painted by skilled artisans in Limoges, France
- Opens to protect a ring, a rosin crumb or a small memento
- Fine French porcelain, decorated entirely by hand
A lovely way to mark a first recital, an orchestra audition or the retirement of a beloved strings teacher.
