Its actually a 1712 Stradivarius cello that I drool over as much as orchids!!!! I have been a cellist for 17 or 18 years, and it has taken me many places for study and performance... I have a big audition coming up, and I really hope that I am prepared!!! As far as the Stradivarius goes, maybe I'll get the chance to play one someday, if only for a moment or two... they have the perfect sound that we all lust after! Not such a perfect price at $3 million +!
Cello was my second guess, but Stradivarius was at the top of my list from the start. I played the cello for about ten years in grade and high scool, but then found opera and singing, and that, as they say, was that. Break a leg at the audition, and keep us posted on the results.