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Last night, an English-language call suddenly came to our home. It is extremely rare for us to receive a call like that at home. It was from Sandor Kuti, a Hungarian cimbalom player. He said that Viktoria Herencsar, president of the CWA, had referred him. He wanted to sell a cimbalom and asked whether we could meet the next day. Apparently, the cost of transporting the instrument from Japan was so high that he could buy a new instrument for that amount, so he wanted to sell it. I hurriedly contacted Mr. K, who takes care of the cimbalom at our home, and we agreed to meet at the Royal Park Hotel in Hakozaki at 10 a.m. on Monday.

When I arrived at the hotel, Mr. Kuti was waiting, leaning his large body against the railing beside the escalator. He immediately showed me the instrument, which had been placed in the lobby. Contrary to what I had expected, it was a modern instrument painted white. It was also quite compact. It weighs 40 kg. Certainly, it would be easy to carry. After waiting for Mr. K to arrive, I had him check the instrument’s condition. He said that a damper had been struck and slightly warped during transport, but that it was within the range of what could be repaired. The maker is Galuška, so it is quite solid. (By the way, it is a Galuška Reduced Size Cimbalom. http:// www.cimbalom.profitux.cz/galuska.htm )

But white…

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to buy it after all, as the other party also seemed to be in a difficult position. I will go to the Royal Park in Yokohama to pick it up on October 7.

Hmm, but where on earth am I going to put it…?

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