The violin is way too small to be a Strad or any real violin.
The lunch box containing the money is twice the size it was yesterday.
The thumb in panel one is growing out of his forefinger - this is not natural.
So 2 million for him and the guy that doesn’t even care that he’s gone. Interesting.
Dad’s got a good ear. Yeah, he’ll NEVER know this tiny replica is a fake. Just cause it sounds like he won it out of the crane machine at the back of the pizza shop, no need to worry.
Flight Suit said, “Anyway, now we know where the several tons of breakfast cereal went after flowing out of the circus tent: Maestro’s conducting them!”
The cereal flowing from the tent were Rice Krispies. The cereal on the stage appear to be Cherios!
Many modern violins are exact copies of a Stradivarius. The only difference is age – the sound of a violin improves with age and playing. Centuries from now the best violins of this era will sound as good as a Stradivarius does now, but for now they don’t.
A modern copy could look the same as a Stradivarius to a casual glance but they don’t sound the same, and it would be impossible for a violinist (or his conductor) to fail to notice the difference the moment he begins to play it. Then he would look at it closely and see it’s not his violin. (You can’t expect one piece of wood to have exactly the same grain pattern as another – so he would see it’s not that his violin suddenly sounds different; it’s a different violin.) A conductor’s son would certainly know substituting a fake isn’t going to fool anybody.
So why did he try?
Even if a cartoonist is totally unfamiliar with classical music and violins he could find out that much in a few minutes.
FLIGHT SUIT almost 15 years ago
This kid’s got issues!
FLIGHT SUIT almost 15 years ago
Anyway, now we know where the several tons of breakfast cereal went after flowing out of the circus tent:
Maestro’s conducting them!
margueritem almost 15 years ago
Flight Suit I used FireFox tonight and had no trouble getting on, when I saw that I was going to have trouble with MSN again
Llewellenbruce almost 15 years ago
But the violin’s not perfect.
Steve Bartholomew almost 15 years ago
Dad might notice the fake Strad is a real tiny little violin.
Dylanio21 almost 15 years ago
I enjoy the hands, they’re all very Gould looking.
coratelli almost 15 years ago
The storyline is not bad, but the artwork is horrible.
watcha almost 15 years ago
Carlo Coratelli - after looking at your drawings, I can think that the quality of this strip must drive you mad.
geoffreyricho Premium Member almost 15 years ago
The violin is way too small to be a Strad or any real violin. The lunch box containing the money is twice the size it was yesterday. The thumb in panel one is growing out of his forefinger - this is not natural.
FLIGHT SUIT almost 15 years ago
The popcorn’s great!
LudwigVonDrake almost 15 years ago
How the heck would Tess know whether the conductor is “perfect” or not? I have no faith in where we’re going with this story.
Morrow Cummings almost 15 years ago
Macy is carefully taking out the bottom of the popcorn box…… Lookout, Tess!
fishbulb almost 15 years ago
Panel 1.Who is “us”.
Panel 2. Dad already knows bleeep good and well you have the violin, so already your plan makes no sense.
ridenslide65 almost 15 years ago
So 2 million for him and the guy that doesn’t even care that he’s gone. Interesting.
Dad’s got a good ear. Yeah, he’ll NEVER know this tiny replica is a fake. Just cause it sounds like he won it out of the crane machine at the back of the pizza shop, no need to worry.
The art these days is horrible.
Play popcorn play!!!!!!
sydney almost 15 years ago
A Concert Hall on the Ocean ? Is Maestro conducting the orchestra by the Sea ?
Why? In panel 3, aren’t those a flock of sea birds flying around ?
idarke almost 15 years ago
So the kids got a Smeagol thing going on, talking to himself?
Ray_C almost 15 years ago
“Dick, he’s perfect tonight.” “Wish you’d say that to me sometime, Tess.” “Oh, Dick. If only you could swing your baton like that…” “Shaddap, Tess!”
sydney almost 15 years ago
And last week Friday Dick was complaining that he was too close to the “action”, and Tess told him to “Hush”!
JanLC almost 15 years ago
ChubsyUbsy: for the same reason he turned down $10 million for the “strad” and took $2 million instead. And we will NEVER FIND OUT!!!
jpozenel almost 15 years ago
How long does a concert usually last?
sydney almost 15 years ago
Surprisingly, in this case it’s over by tomorrow.
DatBigGuy Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Panel three looks like Traze-R may have taken Dick’s place while he snuck out for popcorn…
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 15 years ago
Flight Suit said, “Anyway, now we know where the several tons of breakfast cereal went after flowing out of the circus tent: Maestro’s conducting them!”
The cereal flowing from the tent were Rice Krispies. The cereal on the stage appear to be Cherios!
CougarAllen almost 15 years ago
If anyone cares …
Many modern violins are exact copies of a Stradivarius. The only difference is age – the sound of a violin improves with age and playing. Centuries from now the best violins of this era will sound as good as a Stradivarius does now, but for now they don’t.
A modern copy could look the same as a Stradivarius to a casual glance but they don’t sound the same, and it would be impossible for a violinist (or his conductor) to fail to notice the difference the moment he begins to play it. Then he would look at it closely and see it’s not his violin. (You can’t expect one piece of wood to have exactly the same grain pattern as another – so he would see it’s not that his violin suddenly sounds different; it’s a different violin.) A conductor’s son would certainly know substituting a fake isn’t going to fool anybody.
So why did he try?
Even if a cartoonist is totally unfamiliar with classical music and violins he could find out that much in a few minutes.
-Cougar :{)
G.V.007 almost 15 years ago
A fake strad eh? naughty naughty.
countoftowergrove almost 15 years ago
Only $2 mil?