So. I have decided that I want to learn an instrument. A stringed instrument. I was sat behind the double bass at the BACH concert last weekend and it was…AWESOME! So I really want to learn the double bass. But signs are pointing me toward the cello…quite strongly. So I decided to make pro/con lists – one for the cello and one for the double bass – and share them with you.
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| Cello | Double Bass | ||
| Pro | Con | Pro | Con |
| 1. Costs $25/mo. to rent | 1. Lots of people play it | 1. Has an air of the absurd about it | 1. Cannot be rented within a 30-mile radius |
| 2. Sexy – like librarian sexy | 2. Is snooty (don’t ask me why) | 2. Carny chic (apparently) | 2. Cannot take lessons within a 30-mile radius |
| 3. Will fit in my car | 3. Can play in orchestra | 3. Will not fit in my car | |
| 4. Lessons are conveniently located near where I work | 4. Fewer people play it so it will matter less if I suck | 4. Can play in jazz combo | |
| 5. Can play in orchestra | 5. Really just 1-4-5-1 | 5. Really just 1-4-5-1 | |
| 6. Can play in string quartet | 6. I will look slightly less ridiculously huge next to it | ||
| 7. Lots of good solo music | 7. I REALLY WANT TO! | ||
So…fill out my poll and help me choose!
My blank page 
I went with cello because nothing seemed better than “librarian sexy.”