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    For anyone who s deeply nesed olinan the contuction, and who by long ears o aeful stuy and expement has acqued ric stoe

    of knwlee reltng to ts facinting heme nhi s moe naual t hat he should wish toae wth othes te resuls i lab and e

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    io, an e hse are t bae refe uc istmes t vos uplusly maou good, sol ael Tee s o a o

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    pensable trainng and h n. Fum, h a f ln-n qi ncn, hh ny a i

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    e l-a I a e vea e reoa ue f e of vaue admt ta rfssal v a ude he tone f v the are ull oete o smaet vae. The ate f aar eache weear teve dea vo The the oac ad epece spaed credble. advse evr volns who al a techer, t tomede e al f ume. Fe ealze ho muc e nre e sto suc tansact, hu te a e umer fth fal ever ea. ale volnsot t let t hos eall udrtad at, a d o etate a a ablec dea prove aactr. Ma leaat peece ca t e avd and achra eta th stm pup and rsereha c he e er proe.

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    san eo a oalled d ar' ouht t aab judn aproxmaely te al of an nt h a. The ear of a ber

    s s s n poled b he tone of a bad voihat become extremel dcult to onnce ch rso of eroeses of h udmn. omm are erety ontted wth ten or eendolar ol a ss ta her nstuent sna wl as far r expeve ne

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    osdclt task u roeo an eer voler an ud d d nsruc purcaer ear he ondn tha trne toal alt n h deveop ome undrsd o t bct or e prme and esnlatr o a alale ol wetr t e old r a o oe

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    wd hs gron we thruh a he istts it hs no long ea a wf reonnc, d if a vii ha a ar baire, ven y capbe an i by n pefctio n e cty it steily loe Thtm whn sch viois suld ere rly aqueds, to be sied fo, gh nt b ar ditat. Viliists li Joachim, Wlhelmj n arasa, ve dmited tht thr "Std'' a he armlaly cled, wiin a e f u thrty ad y ch use onsideby lost i auty n,whc flly orobote y smnt. Nw, hviolin vng i wy mpov ne th f Strivius oe ad t lg o anIrovement f fo t w u th qunwh he ssili of deior rog xcl nornce d sses expin a awa n un

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    and th judicou mthod, voln-n rce aw impl nd h rcenl md arka ress W have toy cnsidrb nube new volis, asie fo e fct strunt whhreman ly un he ame lv h pa a zeao propgna f e duc f herwmnsh an hough lwly, are urly wak

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    Te chief s o th falure is nmli wth

    the ngrednts the vai of he oldmastervioln,

    wc hu far ha ben lked upon a thgea un-ovb sct of the ar; and jstly so, for tebautful tone thee old violins depend upo e

    m of ishing. Ae ighteen year spen i

    te tudy his subject, Im to e re-coveedi secret, d beleve t with an accurte know-

    g of te materals o b used, i will b possibl

    in ime o reac vn a hge pfection th Stra-ivarus dar fr s a.

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    . u e prese i a wine e t-tm o e cult of e ol vli b ne andrfc istt oy a f mde makers aesucded r sen a rnaby rce, fae wic hey hve unbtel wt t f e rs. For a nuieJph aer u ht een hde

    a ag for a pate sl sm I hu wre ke hy these nstmts bin uo prces -da us cs that hrwns a ceain a of vl ers shin w i

    e ide ha sueste pple n en n a k t amn them h hes lswr rnay ; t us r eve e h mve , etc u yes sss aarey fail mpress te reu masses and

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    as n ao ; cn nr pce n st u vin o ae r kind

    tr oa e ere t te auef une nsten an ev mtion runtl oit. ut hat t ark ri f intnts Ou athoritis with a isi tha th ar n old nou t ha ovthi woth, a th unintiatd ar bad at rbl so hiosohia forultd

    Koi that i i isib t a a uouh onitios a oo o voin-akrae b iorad a a ue thrtras. f on has th ora to a s ntun h tho of th d asrs h enadit il ur ar t r an nsn asu. nta f roti t ar wi h ain

    aow or vral ntris, ais an viol conisr i ts rorss hei pece andot tir rd ar ra tr oak a proaanda for a ood ne sn moghis r an collau, his ood il ait dbt and uion, an aainst vhe i o o bow to t ared t h aniu.

    Faos violni o a e uon odrn ar nstrun an te u lwy i wen a bo knon b a redi of a prforac os o t o es f h s f h o a h ntu kl enred oile th aristicc A mater f te a f violinan s o

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    an unpardonab os against im-nr rdn.

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    vro vo rs as rards bau tn vln q to h Stradivaris a be prducd mers dth fo hs man a o thaa o iittn o he modl in iz an apearan

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    her s, my non bu n mdl h tn-mak shld ty to imitate-nmel, hStadvarus. Al he moel a n ome rsemrec t aev tne b cn Guaer mo i il m clt t t ay

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    bl, n thgy dta how to a apply ash Vin f nss a raiars a lk t ad Oh ita aais ih t a e cssar t iv an a h nvtns nt irv strn y chans t svparts, sc h as a h snd-st, c

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    e e eenty la n-mrs e thin mre an cabnetaeee may be sm trut i he b

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    vin ch inrmnts ar somti an the m, nd it h vn hppnd ht aaturiinms hv rcivd bte pric an sd

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    uy ardn se esa fal have a good e a I conside sdeas w f he ann f v-ake

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    qaly, e kind Svru u rne.

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    Ob advau h B vl dt o on n vaish Th futh awy ont o e i Stradivarius, e ess s now o

    h ishn unil i is at s peely losW lopen f the volin td and he

    da d nsruents, an vioin-kers mpt bul nstruments after the Stradristo t s day te tempt hs een fritessEe e olinakes h tied hzhsl nt h beief tht the cu mke e

    d vins, t ulic s oute ther stemenn s n juie in dig . If geue Striarius is cared wih n er s skil imitini cnnt denie ta sethng is lckg d this i h varnh.

    O crs ts ecienc i vidnt on t he cisseur ut i rves ms r fr en

    es imiatrs are frm tiing sdrd f td stunts, sine te c on knoedge f neients ut re irt f the mn a ha rcent becm mr an

    mre cmmn t he secre he ish asls , the remst sets fe ers fl e culd nt s te vimeral mt ara e cue

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