The wanting and longing to learn the cello still remains.
And I realized that I haven’t felt this way since way back then when I was 9. The instrument in question was the Oboe (which I picked up only 8 years later), and what enchanted and captivated me was a character from Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, the duck. (yes, stop laughing already, would you?)
Now.. It wouldn’t be that difficult to pick it up, would it? After all, aren’t the playing techniques similar to that of the violin? 😉