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The violinist, 1900
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1to these men. In other words, the association guarantees the work of its members; and any complaint of work done by these will be looked into by the officers of the association. Assessments or dues will later be fixed for advertising; and this advertising shall be done in such a way as to inform the largest number of teachers, artists and connoisseurs of the existence of the association, of its guarantee of the work of its membership.
3Such an association will fill a most decided want in the violin world of today. Players of stringed instruments moving from one city to another need to become acquainted in a new city with those who will do reliable work, and surely the recommendation of the fellow craftsmen is the best of recommendations.
5Another movement in this direction has been taken by Mr. August Gemunder of New York City. He has proposed what he calls the American Academy of Violin Makers; the object being to advance the interests of modern violin makers and to encourage the art and science of violin making, and the use of modern violins.
7Membership in this academy may be had by all makers of violins who practice their art as a profession, and who have made and sold twenty-five or more instruments of the viol family.
9The fees of this organization will be five dollars for initiation fee for all who join before March 14, 1914, and two dollars per month thereafter; the money is to be used for a paid secretary-treasurer who shall keep up the correspondence of the academy, etc.
11As the voting and balloting must be done by mail, it will be some time before the officers can be announced. The proposed president is Knute Reindahl; the secretary-treasurer, August Gemunder.
13The academy proposes an annual convention and a permanent exhibit to be set up in New York City, to which the public will be admitted daily, free of all charge. They shall select a suitable site or sites and compute the average monthly rental; they shall seek the services of a competent person to put in charge of this exhibit, and compute the average monthly salary requirements, together with such incidental expenses as fixtures, lighting, telephone service, and such advertising as may be advisable to apprise the public of the permanent exhibit.
15"The first convention of The American Academy of Violin Makers will be held in New York City on or about May 15, 1914, and the committee on conventions and exhibits shall make such arrangements as may seem necessary."
17The following selected from the by-laws of the academy will give further ideas of its object and what its organizers hope it will accomplish: "Each member of the academy is requested to forward to the secretary-treasurer a list of his delinquent creditors; a list of persons who, evidently through curiosity, have violins sent for trial with no evident intent to purchase. Some legal means for publishing these lists for the guidance of all members will be taken. The secretary will forward these lists to the president, as they are received by him, and at such time as the president deems proper, their publication may be ordered.
19"Members will make note of any and all references in books and periodicals to modern violins which may be couched in derogatory language, and of such accounts as may appear in the public prints or musical journals which, thanks to the liberality of the English language and ignorance of many writers thereof, may speak in too glowing terms of old violins in general. These articles should be clipped, whenever possible, and sent to the secretary-treasurer together with the name
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