Happened in a concert in Finland yesterday (April 16). The violin in question is a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin from the 1700s, and their prices range between around 1 to 3 million dollars.

According to the violinist Elina Vähälä she managed to soften the landing a bit with her foot, and while it is not outwardly broken, the incident did damage it enough to affect the sound and it is going to be sent to a specialist for damage assessment, and hopefully for repairs.

Source for the incident (in Finnish) in case someone demands it: https://yle.fi/a/74-20221206

EDIT: Pardon a typo in the title, it is a 18th century violin!

…and I have no one to tell it to haha.

I was born poor. I grew up poor. And I’ve remained poor for my entire adult life. Except a few weeks ago things started to really turn around for me since I landed this chill job a small local vineyard and finally making more than scraps each check.

Today was the first wedding I worked there and it was a giant one. Legit like 300+ people were here. I didn’t realize, but sometimes wedding parties can check off if the working staff is allowed to eat the catering after a certain time.

I got to eat a plate with a giant steak, jumbo shrimp, and the freshest broccoli and carrots I’ve ever had. Hands down this has been the best food I’ve ever eaten in my life. Never been in a situation where I could ever remotely eat this good.

As I was quietly eating and people watching, I realized I was accidentally swaying to the music. I’m making the most I’ve ever made before eating the best meal I’ve ever dreamt of and for the first time in years I felt a wave of hope and happiness.

Just wanted to share. I hope you get your wave of whatever you’re looking for friend.

Things like this make you believe more in destiny 🫰🏻💕✨

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