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Scan 44
The violin maker, 1905
4 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 38. See the scan on archive.org.
1The length of time which had elapsed seemed to have softened the animosity of his companions, who, in spite of their promises to each other not to rest until they had driven Klotz away, had abandoned their show of enmity. They even tried to cultivate more friendly relations with him, but he was of an honest and upright nature, and he mistrusted their advances.
3Matthias was not content with being an artist among violin makers; he made use of an opportunity that came to him to become a sculptor as well. There was an old Carmelite monk of Cremona, who was an enthusiastic musician, played the violin exquisitely, and the bass viol with much skill. He also was a warm friend of the young German, to whom he not only gave lessons on the violin, but also in sculpture, for in this Father Peter excelled. Many were the fine statues of the holy saints in the Carmelite church which bore witness to the artist's touch of the old monk. Matthias was worthy of his instruction. Father Peter was heard to remark one day that his scholar had already caught up to him.
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