Unlikely as it sounds, he built his first violin from half a coconut, while he also used his talents at building machines to make one to solve differential equations.
Malamang na hindi na ito sounds, binuo niya ang kanyang unang violin mula sa kalahati ng niyog, habang siya ring ginagamit ang kanyang mga talento sa paggawa ng machine na gumawa ng isa upang malutas ang kaugalian equation.