Just wondering what passes the test of time? I personally have an old Casio watch and if you count fruit trees, those are pretty old too.

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    Expensive piece of kit! I assume you’re a professional musician?

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      Sadly, no. I was told by my cousins, who are professional violinists, that I had the ability, but they didn’t inform me of that until I was already 25 and a chef.

      I inherited the thing because I found it in my grandma’s closet when I was 6 and helping her clean her room. I asked her who owned it, and she said it was my dead grandpa’s violin. So I asked again, then who’s is it? She thought about it and said “I dunno, I guess whichever of you grandkids learns to play it first.”

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        I inherited the thing because I found it in my grandma’s closet when I was 6 and helping her clean her room. I asked her who owned it, and she said it was my dead grandpa’s violin. So I asked again, then who’s is it? She thought about it and said “I dunno, I guess whichever of you grandkids learns to play it first.”

        Have you had it insured? I see they go for roughly 20.000 to 150.000 USD, so I assume it’s an ‘of course I have’ moment, but you seem to be quite nonchalant with it so far :D

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          Got it insured by Lloyd’s of London when they authenticated it’s age and tag. That’s the source of my nonchalance.

          Edit: I will say their insurance policies are astounding in what they cover, but they are pricey.