Late again, but not forgotten: MOTW now - Mitica100!!!

Chris of Arabia · Jun 5, 2007

Wow! All 15 of mine came to less than $21,000, yet all (except maybe 1) would be more than adequate for use in a public peformance - Having said that, the oldest of them was made in around 1990.

Mitica100 · Jun 5, 2007

Well, the prices are driven by the so called 'collectors'. The thing is, old instruments need to be played a lot in order to sound good. For us players, there are some criteria when purchasing:

1 Sound quality
2 Condition overall
3 Price
4 Who and where it was made

Collectors on the other hand have a different criteria:

1 Who made it
2 Where was it made
3 When was it made
4 Condition
5 Sound

Notice that price is not an issue for them and that's why the prices on old string instruments are so high.

BoblyBill · Jun 5, 2007

Have you written any thing yourself? If so where could we pickup a copy?

Mitica100 · Jun 6, 2007

BoblyBill said:
Have you written any thing yourself? If so where could we pickup a copy?

As in compositions? Yes, a few pieces. A sonata for solo violin, unpublished.

I also have over 250 arrangements for string quartet. These can be published (printed and bound upon request).

BoblyBill · Jun 6, 2007

How much would something like that cost? Not that I can afford it now... but my sister plays classical piano. It would be a get gift to give her something to play that a friend of mine wrote (yes I consider you a friend even though we have never officially met).

Would any of those pieces be possible to condense for a piano?

Mitica100 · Jun 6, 2007

BoblyBill said:
How much would something like that cost? Not that I can afford it now... but my sister plays classical piano. It would be a get gift to give her something to play that a friend of mine wrote (yes I consider you a friend even though we have never officially met).

Would any of those pieces be possible to condense for a piano?

Well, usually when I arrange for a string quartet I look at the piano score of a piece. Reversing the process would definitely defeat the purpose. Unless... it's an original composition for piano. Who knows, I might try my hand at it...

craig · Jun 8, 2007

Yeah brother! It is fun to see all the Questions and answers. I would like to ask who was your favorite Grand Teton Musical Festival director? Can we see a photo of your house?

Love & Bass

Mitica100 · Jun 8, 2007

craig said:
Yeah brother! It is fun to see all the Questions and answers. I would like to ask who was your favorite Grand Teton Musical Festival director? Can we see a photo of your house?

Love & Bass

Hey Craig, that'd be a toss between Eiji Oue and Ling Tung. I loved Eiji for his great music making and I liked Ling for the way he is. A true character.

And here's the front of my house:

craig · Jun 8, 2007

Actually I should of said a close up of the paint job. Sounded pretty painstaking last I talked to you. Nice house by the way. Looks like a mansion!

Love & Bass

Mitica100 · Jun 9, 2007

craig said:
Actually I should of said a close up of the paint job. Sounded pretty painstaking last I talked to you. Nice house by the way. Looks like a mansion!

Love & Bass

Ooh... I misunderestimated you. :lol:

I meant misunderstood...

This is the "Living" area.

This is the "Dine in" near the kitchen area.

Notice that they are the same technique (Venetian Plaster) but two different tones. Sorry about the pics, they came from my wife's dig. camera.