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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
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1his stock was not likely to be realised, he began to think. However, with the proceeds of his Paris transaction he again started in search of more Cremonas, with about the same satisfactory results. He resolved again to visit Paris and take with him some of his choicest specimens. He reached the French capital with a splendid collection—one that in these days would create a complete furore throughout the world of Fiddles. He extended his acquaintance with the Parisian luthiers. Among these were M. Vuillaume, Thibout, and Chanot senior; they were all delighted with the gems that Tarisio had brought, and encouraged him to bring to France as many more as he could procure, and at regular intervals. He did so, and obtained at each visit better prices.
3This remarkable man may be said to have lived for nought else but his Fiddles. Mr. Charles Reade, who knew him well, says,* "The man's whole soul was in Fiddles. He was a great dealer, but a greater amateur; he had gems by him no money would buy from him." It is related of him that he was in Paris upon one occasion, walking along the Boulevards with a friend, when a handsome equipage belonging to a French magnate passed, the beauty of which was the talk of the city. Tarisio's attention being directed to it by his friend, he calmly answered him that "he would sooner possess one 'Stradiuarius' than twenty such equipages." There is a very characteristic anecdote of Tarisio, which is also related
5* Cremona Violins, "Pall Mall Gazette."—August, 1872.
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