Lemon - A life

July 2005


On a cold and damp July day, the lemon tree is planted















It grows. Friends come to watch.



















April 2007


The first lemon appears.















July 2008

A moonlit night. That first lemon is now quite big. It has several siblings.














Its fate is sealed.
















The much anticipated ceremonial gin & tonic in whose shadow the lemon has lived.

Incredibow

Bought a new bow from the Incredibow company in Mountain View, Arkansas.


It's curved in the opposite direction to a normal bow. It has synthetic hair. It is very light, and has no screw on the frog so it's always at full tension. Almost as interesting was the packaging: It came in a pvc pipe with tissue paper and gaffa tape at the ends. Was wrapped in a plastic bag and a sheet of black satin tied with gold string. Along with the bow came a red plastic rose (if you look closely you can see the plastic dew drops too)


It's very different to use. The jury is still out as to whether it's better or not than a more conventional bow, but early impressions are good.

Amazing Breakthrough

Wow what a brainwave. I've finally figured out what to do with those annoying little stickers they put on fruit (especially apples). You know - you don't want to eat them, but if you peel them off they get stuck to your fingers and the only way to get them off is to stick them to something else. A couple of dozen of these on the fridge can look quite unsightly. The answer? Simply stick them on the plastic bag that the bread comes in. In a day or two the bread will be eaten and it'll be time to throw the bag out, along with the offending stickers! Another battle won in the war between me and stuff.

Violas for sale

Location: Melbourne Australia

John Van Wirdum Viola - 1987
with bow, shoulder rest, and case


Dimensions
total length: 405 mm (15.95")
nut to bridge: 376 mm (14.80")
width: 240 mm (9.45")


Excellent tone quality

$4,500 ono








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Collector's Item Viola
with bow, shoulder rest, and case


Early Australian
William Johnson - 1908
Domain Street, South Yarra, Victoria

Dimensions
total length: 415 mm (16.34")
nut to bridge: 315 mm (12.40")
width: 235 mm (9.25")

If you're interested you can contact me at: psell@mail.com