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Chats to violin students on how to study the violin, 1895
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1the instruments, and the perfection of his varnish, materially added to the fine rich tone and generally satisfactory result gained by his work. Judging from the quantity he turned out, and the quality of the instruments, he must have devoted all his life assiduously to his work. His style of workmanship was bold and rugged, and in some cases signs of carelessness may be found, but, even then, the style of the instruments and their general appearance defies comparison. The quaint heads and varying sound holes are two most distinctive features of his work. He has had more imitators, good, bad, and indifferent, than any other Italian maker; among the best we may name Lupot and Vuillaume. Whilst I was on a visit to Genoa some few years ago, I went to the Museum and saw the violin which was in the possession of Paganini, and almost always (in his later years) played on by him. It is a fine specimen of a "Joseph Guarnerius del Jesu." It was left by Paganini to the town of Genoa, with the distinct understanding it should only be played on once a year at the town fêtes. He named Sivori as the player, as he was a pupil of the master's, and the only one who is known to have studied with him.
3The violin is a superb specimen and in first-rate preservation. I was not fortunate enough to handle it or hear its tone, but it is a beautiful work of art, and from its excellent condition and the interest attached to it is, perhaps, the most valuable specimen existing.
5I myself possess two very fine specimens of his work—one, which is known as the Cannon Joseph from its
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