Scan 15
A Review Of Ancient And Modern Violin Making, 1899
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1look for a change in this respect, I am prepared for contradiction and ridicule; but I console myself with the firm conviction that the time will come, though perhaps not during my life, that the world will confess the truth of my assertion, and accept the results of my researches. No doubt many will rush into print, denouncing me for having dared to question the supreme and unerring ability of the old makers.
3I shall make but little distinction between the old and the new, but what I do make will not be so much to the credit of the modern makers as it might have been had they been more self-reliant and improved their opportunities (infinitely greater than those the old makers enjoyed), and not followed blindly in the footsteps of their predecessors, who themselves had not fully solved the mysteries of violin construction.
5There is no one who honors the old makers more than I. When we consider what they accomplished they are entitled to our most profound respect. They first conceived the idea of the violin, fashioned its form, and perfected its proportions so far as to secure for it the title "king of instruments."
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