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Scan 71
The violin maker, 1905
10 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 65. See the scan on archive.org.
1not. For that the master thanks me, or, much more, my suggestion."
3"Indeed!" exclaimed Klotz, in apparent surprise, although the boundless conceit of his companion almost convulsed him with laughter. But he knew now how he stood with Enrico and wished to be as careful as possible.
5To his amazement, he soon discovered that Scarlatti was burdened with the same conceit but in a greater degree than his workman. He considered himself not only the best violin maker in the world, but contended that it was not possible for anyone to copy one of his instruments; at the first stroke of the bow one could perceive the vast difference from the original.
7One day there appeared in the workshop of Scarlatti a noble gentleman with a violin in such a bad condition that in many places there were cracks and holes. The gentleman was well known as a violinist. His name was Giovanni Lupi.
9"Here, Master Scarlatti," said he; "this violin is worth many hundred gulden. I do not know who made it, but certainly if you will
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