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15 Oct
Famous violin makers - Strung along

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 96 21:18:07 -0700
To: Fun_People
Subject: Famous violin makers - Strung along

Forwarded-by: "Cantor,Steven" <stevenc@vista.hevanet.com>

As you may know, the three most famous violin-makers of the 17th-18th C.
were the Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivarius families.  They all lived in
Cremona, Italy and had adjoining shops.

It is said that the Amati shop had a sign outside the shop which read:
      "Best Instruments in All of Italy".
Guarneri, not to be outdone, hung a sign which read:
      "Best Instruments in All the World".
Stradivarius had a sign which read:
      "Best Instruments on the Block".

© 1996 Peter Langston