Scan 569
The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1909
12 lines. Read by computer on 27 September 2026. Printed page 491. See the scan on archive.org.
1"The inundation of German Fiddles, which may be bought new for a few shillings, has swamped English makers of cheap instruments, of which there are by this time five times as many in the market as there is any occasion for. Hence it is that Fiddles meet us everywhere; they cumber the toy-shop; they house with the furniture dealer; they swarm by thousands in the pawnbrokers' stores, and block out the light from his windows; they hang on the tobacconists' walls; they are raffled at public-houses; and they form an item in every auctioneer's catalogue.
3"Meanwhile the multiplication of rubbish only enhances the value of gold; and a Fiddle worthy of an applauding verdict from old Borax is more difficult of acquisition than ever. So I shall keep my Cremona."
5THE PRINCE AND THE FUGAL VORTEX.
7A Royal amateur and British Admiral, a lover of the Violin and patron of music, happened whilst at Malta to be leading Mozart's charming Quartet in G major—
9Allegro vivace assai.
11The opening movement, together with the Minuet, Trio, and Andante having been rendered with
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