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The heart of music : the story of the violin, 1906
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1The Lute Maker of Tyrol
3have been the enormous size of his hands and his head. The one makes him look workmanlike and capable, the other dignified and serious, but the high, narrow-arched forehead and huge shoulders seem somehow out of harmony with each other. His eyes are rather near together and deeply set, his nose straight, his expression direct and grave, his mouth sufficiently sensuous for a true musician. Altogether the man looks attractive, if we may believe his portraits, most of which have been by himself, with no flattery of him or sparing of uncomplimentary detail as to contour, wrinkles, and expression.
5It is interesting to note the statement made by many authorities that Tieffenbrücker was originally an inlayer and worker in fine mosaics, when in Tyrol. If this is true, as is quite possible (the ornamentation of instruments then being so very ornate that some superficial "fine art" was essential in the maker of them), the fact would explain the peculiarly delicate work which we find in his instruments, particularly those of the latter part of his life. In the year 1515 François I ascended the throne of France, and the following year saw his Italian difficulties adjusted and a deputation chosen to bring to the Parisian court such bright particular lights
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