Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Travels of a cello



Derek Berg first spotted the man with a cello on Fourth Street just west of Second Avenue ... the man eventually made his way to Second Avenue...



On Second Avenue and St. Mark's Place, the man offered to sell the cello, which was missing its strings and in need of repairs, to a passerby who had made eye contact with him...



They agreed on $5...



The cello's new owner then continued on his way north along Second Avenue...

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5 comments:

  1. dwgApril 22, 2020 at 9:08 AM

    Thanks to Mr. Berg for his intrepid pursuit of street commerce at work!

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  2. AnonymousApril 22, 2020 at 10:15 AM

    Nice photo series.

    Bravo, cello rescuer!

    I hope the gent who rescued the cello will have it repaired by one of the fine luthiers in the five boroughs and then donate it to a student who needs it.

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  3. AnonymousApril 22, 2020 at 1:46 PM

    Wowsers!
    Wish I could know the full story here.

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  4. AnonymousApril 22, 2020 at 9:23 PM

    I agree with 10:15am but I have to wonder where the instrument came from. I don't know any musicians who'd treat an instrument like that nor sell it off for $5. I hope it wasn't stolen.

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  5. AnonymousApril 23, 2020 at 4:48 PM

    Sooo.... Who's missing a cello?

    On the other hand, who says you can't get a bargain in NYC anymore?

    (That Sonny Rollins box set I bought off a junkie thief for $5 while sitting outside at Life Cafe in 1994 still sounds great, btw...)

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