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The violin manufacture in Italy and its German origin : an historical sketch, 1906
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1combined with perfection of form. It is generally imagined that Straduarius created something entirely new; but, in my humble opinion, all the properties which distinguished his instruments from those of earlier periods, were already in existence, but were greatly scattered; and to him is due the merit of having, with great penetration, selected everywhere that which was the best, and united it into one harmonious whole. He had a large number of pupils, and a still greater number of imitators; and some of them produced such excellent specimens, that, doubtless, at the present day many instruments are falsely ascribed to him. He did not, however, occupy the position
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