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Scan 11
The reminiscences of a fiddle dealer, 1925
17 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
3David Laurie … … … … … frontispiece
42. Stradivarius Violin, Date 1715 … … page 52
53. Joseph Guarnerius Violin, Date 1740 … ,, 52
64. The "Cessol" Strad. … … … ,, 116 one of two readings
74. The "Cessol" Strad. … … ,, 116 one of two readings
85. Joseph Guarnerius del Jesu, Date 1739 … ,, 144
96. Stradivarius Violin, Date 1696 … … ,, 156 one of two readings
106. Stradivarius Violin, Date 1696 … ,, 156 one of two readings
117. Body of Strad. Violin, Date 1702 … … ,, 156 one of two readings
127. Body of Strad. Violin, Date 1702 … ,, 156 one of two readings
138. Head of Strad. Violin, Date 1702 … … ,, 156 one of two readings
148. Head of Strad. Violin, Date 1702 … ,, 156 one of two readings
16Plates 2 and 3 are inserted to show the difference in outline and the "ff's" (sound holes) of the two makers and are magnificent examples of each maker.
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.