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The reminiscences of a fiddle dealer, 1925
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1CHAPTER III
3M. JANSEN'S 'CELLO
5My new business was to open up markets abroad, and to do this, I had to visit many towns both large and small in different countries. I had plenty of leisure to seek for my favourite instrument, as well as to make the acquaintance of all the modern makers and dealers in the towns I visited. Among others, I frequently came into contact with N. F. Vuillaume, who was a younger brother of the celebrated J. B. Vuillaume and at that time established in Brussels. He had been appointed Violin Maker to the Conservatoire of Music by the Home Minister and this appointment of a foreigner showed how much his abilities were appreciated; although naturally the native makers—while admitting his superiority—resented it. Mons. N. F. Vuillaume was of middle height, broad and well made, and had more the appearance of a Lowland Scot than a Frenchman, although French he undoubtedly was, having been born at Mirecourt, a town in the Vosges. He was very fond of travelling and was especially anxious to re-visit London where he had been twice. On both occasions he had
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