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Chats on Violins, 1905
4 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 79. See the scan on archive.org.
1was purchased for Lady Hallé for the sum of £500, and presented to her by Earl Dudley and others. In 1711, the "Parke," which has passed through the hands of many enthusiastic collectors. In 1712, Viotti's violin, on which he played till his death; particular interest attaches to this violin, as Viotti was the first virtuoso to discover the value and beauty of Strad's violins, from the player's point of view. In 1713, he made Señor Sarasate's beautiful fiddle called the "Boissier." In 1714, the "Dolphin," on which Strad put the exquisite iridescent varnish from which it takes its name. This fiddle was at one time the treasured possession of Monsieur Alard, Sarasate's master. It is now worth over £1,100.
3In 1715, Strad made the fiddle which belonged to Mr Gillot (of pen-making fame), after whom it is named. Of the same year, are the three instruments owned by Professor Joachim, and that superlative fiddle called the "Alard," which, in the opinion of the great experts, Messrs W. E. Hill & Sons, is the "finest of the fine." This fiddle (now the property of Baron Knoop) is one of the most vigorous of Stradivarius' productions. The lower bouts are very broad, the corners
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