One day, our mummy asked us if we would like to start our own blog...we said "Yes!!!" So, here is our world at DR TOOT. Our daddy, DR TOOT is not a doctor for humans or not for us either...for wind musical instruments, such as flutes, saxophones, clarinets, piccolos, trumpets, cornets, trombones, euphoniums, french horn...etc ! DR TOOT repairs brass & woodwind musical instruments, sells pre-loved (used/secondhand) instruments and teaches at home in Howick, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sunday, 29 August 2010
Back to the old times…
This has been a wonderful week for bonding with daddy and I. In the old days, in the little cottage where was DR TOOT born, there was just daddy and I. In the early days, I used to keep daddy company and watch over him as he worked so hard on his repairs. I would lay on his shoulders and comfort him. He was never alone when I was with him. The workshop was never out of bounds for me. Then mummy came and lay down the rules. She said that the workshop was for working and not baby sitting place for me. I was here first !!!
This week daddy has been as usual very busy in his workshop/cave. When he was in there, I know he is working very hard and missing me a lot. He doesn’t say so but I know it. Every opportunity I see the door open, I come in and hide from mummy’s sharp eyes, but mummy gets me every time. I won’t stop trying :-)
On Wednesday, we received two more saxophones. Rico and I called it the house of sax. There are big ones and little ones, and they all make lovely sounds after mummy and daddy give them the kiss of life. I wonder I could play one…maybe not ;-)
Tomorrow my daddy, DR TOOT has been asked to take low brass and trombones workshop at Kings School. Kings School has a band festival every year and this is daddy’s second time to participate. Last year daddy by accident with called “DR TOOL” instead of DR TOOT !!! Everybody laughed…hahahaha. Daddy felt funny, but he laughed too :-)
What is it with Christchurch !? Yet another clarinet has found a new home in that beautiful city in South Island. There must be many fine musicians in Christchurch that know good instruments when they see them, and at DR TOOT we only sell good instruments :-)
Speaking of good instruments, have you checked out DR TOOT’s new site ? They have listed with pictures (for those of us that can’t read) a complete list of all their pre-loved instruments. They all look ppppuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrfect !
Time to go…the days are getting longer and sleep time shorter, thanks to Rico. The sooner he and I have separate rooms, the better. He snores and hogs my bed – Stay in your own bed, Rico !