helmut’s gift by t. herlinger the minute helmut fischers lesson ended, he grabbed his violin case and sprinted the four blocks to mozart square in salzburg, austria, oblivious to the winter chill. he knew he had barely half an hour before his parents would begin to worry. arriving breathlessly at kaufmanns jewelry shop, helmut wished herr kaufmann a friendly \guten tag.\ \guten tag, mein herr,\ the jeweler greeted helmut formally. then the jeweler grinned, rubbed his hands together, and motioned to helmut to approach his work table. oday, i have a gorgeous watch to show you. it is a 1747 —to friedrich christian of saxony!\ timepiece commemorating the marriage of duchess maria antonia—a fine classical musician, singer, and composer helmut eagerly pulled a chair over to herr kaufmanns bench. just three weeks earlier, helmut had dropped off his fathers watch to be repaired, and he had been mesmerized to see herr kaufmann open its back, slide a magnifier over his eyeglasses, and dislodge a stuck spring. ever since then, he had learned all he could from herr kaufmann in hopes of becoming a watch repairman himself one day —not a classical violinist with the salzburg orchestra, the way his parents wanted him to be. like many of his classmates, helmut enjoyed evenings of classical music with his family, with everyone playing different instruments. he just didnt want to be a professional musician, and he dreaded the day he would have to reveal this to his parents.

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helmut’s gift by t. herlinger the minute helmut fischers lesson ended, he grabbed his violin case and sprinted the four blocks to mozart square in salzburg, austria, oblivious to the winter chill. he knew he had barely half an hour before his parents would begin to worry. arriving breathlessly at kaufmanns jewelry shop, helmut wished herr kaufmann a friendly \guten tag.\ \guten tag, mein herr,\ the jeweler greeted helmut formally. then the jeweler grinned, rubbed his hands together, and motioned to helmut to approach his work table. 	oday, i have a gorgeous watch to show you. it is a 1747 —to friedrich christian of saxony!\ timepiece commemorating the marriage of duchess maria antonia—a fine classical musician, singer, and composer helmut eagerly pulled a chair over to herr kaufmanns bench. just three weeks earlier, helmut had dropped off his fathers watch to be repaired, and he had been mesmerized to see herr kaufmann open its back, slide a magnifier over his eyeglasses, and dislodge a stuck spring. ever since then, he had learned all he could from herr kaufmann in hopes of becoming a watch repairman himself one day —not a classical violinist with the salzburg orchestra, the way his parents wanted him to be. like many of his classmates, helmut enjoyed evenings of classical music with his family, with everyone playing different instruments. he just didnt want to be a professional musician, and he dreaded the day he would have to reveal this to his parents.

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