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Old Violins And Their Makers, 1883
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1of those marvellous imitations of Stradivari which he exhibited at the same time, the German maker's figure may well seem a high one. It will be seen by this—and it is not a solitary instance—that Teutonic fiddle makers do not always under-estimate the value of good work, but as a set-off, I may mention that at the same gathering of the industry of many nations, two German firms, Schuster Bros. and Michael Schuster, jun., both of Markneukirchen, in Saxony, exhibited violins at 8s. 8 1/4d. per dozen; and I may further add that these last figures suggested to the mind of a writer, in whose pages I had not found the slightest indication of intellectual derangement, that benevolent governments would thenceforth be able to introduce the study of the violin as an ordinary element of school instruction!
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