Five Generations of String Players They were five generations of string player musicians. They played together all sorts of string quartets, quintets, and sextets. The group consisted of: The Great Grand Grandpa, 82 The Great Grandpa, 64 The Grandpa, 46 The Father, 28 The Son, 10 The Great Grand Grandma, 81 The Great Grandma, 65 The Grandma, 45 The Mother, 26 The Daughter, 9. It was their family tradition to present newborns with their first violins. A violin was the first present every newborn would get. They did not need any outside teaching. Older members of a family home schooled all of them. Great Grand Grandpa just turned 82. His license plate read GR8GR8GPA. He was the only one who could handle a double bass. His son, Grand Grandpa played a violin. His son, Grandpa played a viola, but he was left-handed. It always looked weird, but sounded great. His son played a fiddle. He liked to plunk the strings, or simply pull his fingers against them. Sonny, the son was 10. His violin was tiny, crafted for a child. Great Grand Grandma played double bass. Her daughter in law, Grand Grandma played saz. Grandma played guitar shaped fiddle. Mother played violin, while the daughter played the guitar. The whole family always dressed black. Not only for occasions, concerts, or practices, but it was a color they liked. No one would tell a child what to wear, but somehow it happened to be all black. Black looked good against the reddish-brown, skinny, and sleek instrument. And black clothing was easy to wash (all clothing were black, remember?) Moreover, the fur of their black cats would not show up on their wardrobe. It made the house atmosphere filled with concert hall type of decency, harmony and seriousness.