Violins And Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes
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Italy, strange to say, has suffered them all to leave her, and though the native country of Stradiuarius and Guamerius, it is doubtful whether other nations have not at- tracted all the finest instruments out of her own possession. The great rise in the value of these extraordinary instruments is no doubt due to the fact that they were built very strong in wood, the effect of which would be to de- preciate the tone when they were built, but which, now time has ameliorated them and the wood has ...become capable of free vibration. 130 THE GUARNERIUS FAMILY. has refined the quality and increased the tone. Fifty years ago, a Guamerius of the hest time might have heen bought for dOoO that will now command £500. Neither does it appear that they have yet reached their climax, for they are yearly increasing in value as the examples we have mentioned clearly show. THE GREAT TYROLESE MAKER. JACOB STEINER. The time has been when the instruments of this master, whose name is perhaps yet as widely known as the Cremonese, were very highly esteemed in England.
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