Posted on 03/15/2013 3:36:08 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
This violin was unsinkable.
A rosewood violin played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley on the Titanic deck as the ship sank has been confirmed as authentic by investigators, and could soon be brought to auction.
The cracked, water-damaged instrument is easily one of the most significant artifacts from the century-old tragedy.
Hartley led seven other band members in hymns to calm passengers as they lined up for lifeboats.
He and the other musicians went down with the ship while performing Nearer, My God, To Thee.
When we first saw the violin, we had to keep a lid on our excitement, because it was almost as if it was too good to be true, said Titanic auctioneer Andrew Aldridge, of Henry Aldridge and Son, who spent seven years of research to confirm its authenticity.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Music ping — if not classical, certainly iconic.
Music ping — if not classical, certainly iconic.
Remarkable.
Wait, you mean the most important relic from Titanic isn’t Jack’s drawing of Rose’s boobies ?
“He and the other musicians went down with the ship while performing Nearer, My God, To Thee.
But they found the violin in its case strapped to his drowned corpse. Ipso Facto the above legend is untrue.
More of a curiosity to me is how 25% of the comments can be pulled from such a small thread about a fairly benign subject.
Unless I'm out of the au courant culture loop again.
How about: He went down with the ship but his body floated free? It didn't say he went all the way down.
People keep reposting the copyrighted images.
It’s not comments being pulled, it’s photos. I think the source pics are on the no-no post list.
On the theory that the violin was probably used at least occasionally to play classical music... Classical Music Ping List ping!
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Thanks,
sitetest
That IS ironic - because we’re listening to 0bama ‘fiddle’ right this minute as the ‘USS America’ is sinking!
*SPIT*
(Awesome find, though. I love stuff like this!)
Yes, but....the violin was in the case and the case was strapped to his body.
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