The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-03-12
RARE OLD VIOIINs.
FABULOUS PRICES FOR INSTRUMENTS
WHOSE r ME HAS BEEN PER-
FRCrED RY,AGE.

/ IRON tas New York Sun, February 2
Anys'ne Possessed at 81 900 in gold
ana Hufiic'nt musical enthusiasm ~ ex-
pend It IN the purchase Cf ancient in-
s'sTmf nts can obtain tor that sum tvs
sisiins iy eminent makers AMI more
th3n ,cenn Fy and hall old. They are
1 ~ he esss-si"n "f Herman Knulg, ct
S9l B'wery, WIN has b. en- commissioned
to sell tbe,H Wy well known collector,
| who uurclaNei ttem M IRE than forty
wears ago. Oae Of the Instruments, the
m sst vatnsble, Was made by AhfCnius
~'rAdivar.sis IN 1922 For this alone
$S 600 in g"l': is demanded. VIoiinS
! barring he nnmn ni SrddvariuS are ex-
cteasngly ERE. New York, s3is said,
crn hpaat Of Iut three, ;wo Of which are
in tfe possess on o! Mr.. John B. Waters,
of Bro ,k1yA The third ia the ore now
| fired t"r @,e. |; is well preserved.
TIE deep mellow tone which swelis
fH'r 4 ws,tn the strings are touch, o +,
and which can he bestowed only hy the
sn.iEg;ng hand Of lime, would delight
the heart 0f 4. coi.naisseur. Tha second
lestrpiurni was Manufactured by CotIos
Berg NJ il 1923. Bergonzi was pm
mtFoss otrsd,vaI .us aud though his in
Istrnlrepts are nor hid 10 such high es-
TEEN ~ THOSE If his lilasi ri0us master,
they are w vtrthe!ess very fare, and c0mV
mani large /, ,res. THIS one IS offered
s'ngiy tor 81 . in gs:d. Like the
% he' 1t hss evidently passed through
careful han'.s. aud bears no marks o. Il:
usage. To the ord mary violnist there.is
no perceptlhle difference hetween 'be
tones ottne two LII 'rumente. but the
cu',ivated eaT ran detett depth and
purity IN he wurkman3h Of Stra6iVa-
rus that 10 lacking 10 that of The less re-
nowned pat,si. The largest price ever
aid FIR q vinliu was probably that given
10 Mr Il srt, the great london collector
He received e70D for an instrument OF
Joseph Guaruer,aS. Pag mini, who played
on one OF Guarneriu,' vlollus, considered
tins maker am hg the best that the
world has even SEEN. ~f
The fabulous prices now paid for old
instruments will sonG be amSng the
thirgs oil the past. VlolIns bearing such
names .s thee III Stra,'Ivar'us, Gaarae-
RUS. Ariaii and Bergonzi are becomirg
very rare, AMI ere long VIII Dot be puf'
chasabie. They probably owe their ex~
ceileace less 10 their superior Workman
ship than the tone acquired through
Iloil great sge. Tue muiern masters
are in no way inferior to their predecee-
sors or 100 Years ago, but whereas the
latter were but few IL nnm5er. Europe
middle of the next century old instru-
meuis viii ne too plentIt4l 70 command
d 1.-THE of the price freely given Ior
them now. Probably the mos renown-
ed maker IF our day is Vttlaume, of
Paris aud his lpstrumen s command
higher prices than any cher IN Europe.
He usually charges aoont 500 FRANCS. Ia
New York the competition is not SO
greet. A violin by Knnig would bring
about $3.50.
America caa boast o. several very sue
cessful collectors. Among these are Mr.
John 3 Waters, ot Brooklyn Besides
the two victims of Stfadesr already
mentioned, he possesses three instr,
meats by the most renovated d, the cid
masters He values The five as $4,000,
but would not sell them at any price.
Indeed, under extraordinary circumstan
ces, he reluctantly allows them to bel
seen aud when he is prevailed upon to
produce them, the person for whom The
favor was granted must nold them wi'h
the utmost care by portions OF attached
leather, SD as not 10 ihjure them blythe
prutanlng touch ut the hand.
THE TWO TRAVELLERS. .s
'I've lost my portMaptsau T.
IL pity your grlei."
''AH My sermecs were ia II T.
II pity the taict I"