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The reminiscences of a fiddle dealer, 1925
4 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 43. See the scan on archive.org.
1Who was the Maker?
3As a matter of fact he said there was really only one of his fiddles upon which he was anxious to get my opinion and he knew I had already seen and appraised it. Still he wanted to get an opinion direct from me. I had naturally no idea which violin it would be, having given an opinion on many in Paris after I had become known there. Certainly the last I would have expected to see was M. Baillot's, but so it was, and I was very glad to have the opportunity for another good look at it. Although it was now many years since I had seen it, the memory of that sad incident in connection with it, had often been in my mind and I asked first about M. Baillot. To my surprise I was told that he had died some time before, although M. Gand had never mentioned it to me, which might be due to forgetfulness or more probably a dislike to refer to him again, M. Gand being of a very sensitive nature. M. Baillot never seemed to recover from his disappointment over his violin and it seemed to prey on his mind greatly. Not for the loss of the money, as he had sufficient for his wants, being very frugal in his way of living, but just that his long belief in it had been so rudely dispelled. He never again made the slightest allusion to selling it and its present owner had purchased it from his widow after his death. I made another long and careful inspection of the violin and was as much puzzled as ever as to who was the maker. I had travelled in many countries, and seen
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