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The reminiscences of a fiddle dealer, 1925
6 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 45. See the scan on archive.org.
1CHAPTER VIII
3THE FAMOUS VUILLAUME
5Some time after I had made the acquaintance of N. F. Vuillaume, I had the pleasure of calling on his brother, J. B. Vuillaume, who was one of the finest modern makers of instruments. There has been a great falling-off of this class of men, indeed they seem almost to have died out of late. At the time when I made J. B. Vuillaume's acquaintance he was sixty-six years old but he still retained all the activity of his prime. A short description of this remarkable man may interest lovers of the violin, as he is usually considered the greatest maker since the days of Strad. He was of medium height and meagre in body, like his great predecessor, Stradivarius; but he was all muscle, which made him capable of undergoing the greatest fatigue in his favourite occupation, to which head and heart were entirely devoted. He had had an enormous experience in making new instruments and bows in addition to his dealings in those of other makers. As he was the son of poor parents he had had no educational advantages, but his natural intelligence
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