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The reminiscences of a fiddle dealer, 1925
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1CHAPTER VI
3PURCHASE AND SALE OF A STRAD. 'CELLO
5The subject of Strad. 'cellos recalls to my mind an incident which resulted in my purchasing a fine 'cello not quite so large as that of M. Servais but in better condition. My friend, M. N. F. Vuillaume, had removed to a large self-contained house, his old one having been bought by the City of Brussels when they were erecting the new boulevard. His new house was a large one of four flats, but only partly furnished, he himself occupying two rooms while the attics which were cramped and inconvenient, were arranged as workrooms for his man Nicholas. In these attics, between the heat in summer and the intense cold in winter, poor Nicholas put in rather a rough time. I called one afternoon to see M. Vuillaume but he had gone out, and no one knew when he would be back, so I mounted the four flights of stairs to have a chat with Nicholas.
7I found him hard at work on a new 'cello; no eye-servant was he, but thoroughly honest and trustworthy, doing his work faithfully for his money. I sat down and examined the instruments that were scattered broadcast, picking
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