Everybody knows

It is a weird thing to have your friend ask you to play something on the violin, smirk while you are playing and then tell you it doesn't sound very nice, all in a very condescending tone, as if one instrument could be superior to another.

What your friend doesn't know is that that very violin you are holding got you through the tougher times of your life, that the sound he is hearing is the result of about a year of practice and that maybe, sounding nice on the violin isn't as easy as the professionals make it out to be.

It may even be that his remark even hurt a little.

But it's perfectly alright because not everybody knows. And admittedly, your playing isn't very good yet.