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The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations, 1864
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1truly genuine one is rarely to be seen. A new handle or neck is of no importance; but to divide a perfect article creates a disgust for the perpetrators, whoever they may have been.
3It is a triumph of skill to be able to make a violin that shall be considered by the connoisseur and all others as a genuine Cremona; but then comes the test of true honesty: will you stoop and degrade yourself by selling it as a genuine article?
5There are still several names in the eighteenth century to be noticed, which occasionally causes an encroachment on the present century, many of whom were indifferent workmen, and employed by the music publishers; they may be called fiddle-makers, not artists in making a violin; however, when a more favourable statement can be made of their skill it shall be mentioned. The names are arranged alphabetically.
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