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The heart of music; the story of the violin, 1921
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1The Gray Friar and Others
3a matter of pride with him, as well as a profound secret.
5He was born in the last half of the sixteenth century, and his period of activity extended into the seventeenth. He worked chiefly in Brescia, and like Zanetto and Maggini is always classed with the "famous Brescian makers."
7The only famous violin ever made by Gasparo da Salò was that which is known as the "Treasury Violin." It was originally made by command of Cardinal Allobrandini, and Benvenuto Cellini sculptured it elaborately for the maestro, who was his friend. It is also called sometimes the "Violin of the Caryatids," because of the exquisite representation of the latter. The bridge, which is of boxwood, is carved into the semblance of two fishes. It lay in the Treasury of Hungary for many years, and was finally left to the great Paganini by the Hungarian noble Councillor Rrehazek. The fish, or pisces, happened to be Paganini's zodiacal sign, and he received the instrument with joy, considering it a harbinger of good luck. He loved it devotedly, and often played it in preference to his Guarnerius and Amati.
9Giovanni Paolo Maggini was old Gasparo's pupil, and a very gifted violin maker. There are several fine Magginis in existence, notably the
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