Completed March 2022
It is traditional for violin players to disrespect violists as the players of second-rate instruments. I thought this name might confuse the issue a little. Serendipitously, of all my violins, this one has the richest, most viola-like tone. It’s one of my favorites.
- How can you tell if a violist is playing out of tune? You can see the bow moving.
- What is the difference between a viola and an onion? No one cries when you chop up a viola.
- Why do you always bury a viola player six feet under? Because deep down they are all very nice people.
- Why did the violist marry the accordion player? Upward mobility.
- What do you call a violist who’s bad at playing the viola? A violist.
- What’s the difference between a viola and fingernails scraping on a blackboard? Vibrato.
