It has absolutely nothing to do with the dubious practice known as re-graduation, the irreversible process of Enhanced Natural Decay or E.N.D. 19 . True violinmakers and restorers of violins both observe and are guided in their practice by an ancient code , one handed down through generations of Guild Masters. And, a similar code of ethics, the guiding document of the foremost body of professional violinmakers and restorers in the U.S.A., amplifies the meaning of the above proclamation. Now a dramatic action comes to a head. By its very character, Chicago, U.S.A., is second to none in providing the social, cultural, and business environment for the germination and wild proliferation of Musicians-Dealers.
Butchered wholesale are multimillion of dollars worth of instruments.
In hidden chambers and workshops, these instruments are physically depreciated by the systematic, irreversible process of re-graduation. They are primed for an aborted future. There is indeed a possibility. This series' purpose is, as originally announced, double. It seeks to increase readers' understanding and to provide practical information.