String Obsessive Gifts

'Violin in the shape of a nude.'

Impressing dad.

Drink for me and my hot mamma. Now! We don't serve beer. Latte. Two, punk! Decaf. You don't want to see him angry. Also, low-foam and soy milk would be great. You don't want to see him gassy. Can I get one of those little Twizzler sticks to stir it with? Cube of brown sugar, please. And one nonfat blueberry scone! Two! I'd like to see how John Wayne would've ordered a fancy coffee drink.

"There HAS to be a giant ball at the end of all this string."

'Well Mimi, what's it going to be...medicine or the cello?'

Violin Player

Cello player with pencil instead of bow

"Sorry, dude. . . but you just don't fit into our group!"

'...and notice how they like playing with string.'

The dream works when the team works!

"Harold, not only was it perfect, It was perfectissimo!!"

Violin Rehearsal

"The estranged string trio."

'Exhibit A: the oxygen tube that came loose the night she died. You were there that night. You wanted to play then, too.'

The violin lesson

The Edward Witten String-Theory Quarter

That's my son

"This is a blind audition, right?"

Jazz musician playing double bass. A cool seagull wearing sunglasses stands atop the instrument.

Cellist wearing face mask.

String Quartet Vending Machine

My other viola is a Stradivari.

How to play violin while reading a book...

"As far as I'm concerned, gentlemen, this marks the end of the Schwarzwalder String Quartet."

"It's weird...for some reason, all I could think about today was cars."

Viola jokes are not always suitable chat up lines.

"No, actually the viola is played more like this."

"The deal with the marionette company is nearly complete, although there are still some strings attached."

Wooden ship with large Advertising sails for Seasickness, scurvey, mutiney

'Of course it's more than we can afford - you want us to lose our image in the neighbourhood?'

'Whoever told you it was a travel-cello was lying.'

A Toe Jam with The Hang Nails.

Cellist has accidentally poked out the eyes of all his fellow band members.

"I know a little bit about string theory. I know it's a lot of fun to play with."

Harpist