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The violinist, 1900
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1Reception Room of Wagner and George
3old violins, where the audience does not know which is being played. Such an occasion occurred lately at a concert of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. The concertmeister, Mr. Richard Czerwonky, plays an old Cremona violin. During a solo one of his strings snapped. Mr. George Baum, one of the first violins, handed him his violin a new one made by Mr. Carl George. The audience showed just as much enthusiasm as usual over his playing, not knowing that they were expressing a verdict in the great question of the old versus the new, with the result that three more violins were ordered by leading members of said organization.
5Mr. Franz Wagner is so well known to the world of violinists as a teacher and soloist of the cello, that he needs no introduction.
7The violinists now before the public who are playing the modern instruments made by Wagner & George are Adolph Rosenbecker, concertmeister, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; Prof. Harold Knapp, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.; Ludwig Becker, former concertmaster Thomas Orchestra, Chicago; Herbert Butler, Chicago; Guy Woodard, former concertmaster Chicago Symphony and St. Paul Orchestras; Jan van Oordt, London, England; Hugh McGibeny, Indianapolis, Ind.; Edwardo Hoff, Cincinnati Orchestra; George Baum, Minneapolis Orchestra; Harry Gilman, touring country in Guerro and Carmen; Willy Specht, New Orleans; and many other well known violinists throughout the country.
9Wagner & George also have a fine collection of old violins, violas and cellos of various makers of the Italian, German and French schools, which include a particularly fine assortment of violins, ranging from $75 to $250 and $300; bows of the best German and French makers; the very finest of Italian gut string and their own silver-wound strings, which can hardly be duplicated anywhere.
11The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and to possess the aptitude and perseverance to entertain it.—Goethe.
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