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Scan 103
Chats on violins, 1905
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1is either slightly or entirely rubbed off. The varnish is of a clear, reddish brown, with an undercurrent of orange. The tone is ringing as a bell, and the corners as sharp and unspoiled as if just cut by Stradivarius' hand. Altogether a unique instrument this, and one cannot wonder that Herr Joachim, who is such a great lover of the Strad fiddle, wrote to its present owners, when he heard of it, and begged that it might be kept for him to see.
3From this time till his death (1737), Stradivarius made his finest instruments, amongst them the notable "Pucelle" (labelled 1709). This was one of Tarisios' discoveries, and reached Paris about 1840. The interior of this fiddle was found by Monsieur Vuillaume to be entirely untouched, the bass bar remaining just as Stradivarius had fixed it. The varnish is a great contrast to the "Tuscan," being of a soft yellowy brown. It was first owned by Monsieur le Roy, a French banker, and on his death, passed into the possession of his heir, Monsieur Glaudey, in whose family it still remains. It is valued at over £900.
5In the same year he made the beautiful violin which belonged to "Ernst." This
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