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Scan 182
Old violins and violin lore, 1900
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1VIOLIN TARISIO
3had them all through his hands—the "King" Guarnerius, Lafont's Guarnerius, the matchless Bergonzi, the Marquis de la Rosa's Amati, Ole Bull's Guarnerius, the famous Serafino 'cello, called the Beauty—all of which might never have reached Mr. Goding had it not been for the enterprise and indomitable energy of the Italian carpenter who now stood before him.
5Barring a narrow circle of dealers, it may seem strange that so remarkable a man should not have been more widely known and esteemed during his lifetime; but we can well understand that the restricted circle of dealers amongst whom he moved, did not find it to their interest to place their special Cremona "pocket" within reach of the wealthy amateurs out of whom they themselves were busy making their market.
7Tarisio, had he been dealer first and enthusiast second, might have done better financially; but he did not do badly, and he wanted little except the privilege of handling Cremonas to the end of his life and dying in their good company.
9He did both. Although there was a strain of geniality about Tarisio, he never seemed to unbend except in the company of fellow-enthusiasts; and as he was too cautious to give himself away to Italians, from whom he was gradually securing the spoils which built up his fortune, fame, and immortality, the only people who really knew Tarisio were the few foreigners like Vuillaume, the Chanots in France, John Hart the dealer and Charles Reade the novelist in England.
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