Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-12
THE CREMONA SECRET.
THE LONG HIDDEN MYerERY o.
sTRApIvARius DISCOVERIES.
Breaking to Pieces . 03,0 vlolin>Th0
Whole Secret Concealed In the WoeA
Of which the Instrument
Was Made.
Now York Telegram.l

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The Cincinnati Courier, which d the os.
eaial organ Of the College Of Music In thAS
city has recently published an inter0tin6
| statement q to the discovery Of ths long.
lost secret Of making the Cremons VIOLIN.
The statement Is to the effect that the sscrse
Of the swestne . and power Of the Crsmona
lies in the wood Of which ths violin b madA,
and that two vtolins have besa made IN
Cincinnati which In sverS respect azs fully
| equal TO the best specimens Of the work oe
Amad Stradivarils or any other Of the cels-
brated makerA
A representative of The Telegram who b
much interested in the violin clipped the ar.
ticle from the Cincinnati paper and forwarded
1t, with a short nots, to u violin connoisseur
| Of this city who prides himself upon -
valuable u collection Of rare instruments -
can Le found in the country. A few days
later the connoisssur wrote to this corrs-
spondent, requesting him to call and spend
an evening with hin at his residence, near
Madison square
Tho article had bean carefully read and
considered by the enthusiastic collector.
1T Is q true statement in the main," s.9
be: but should like to make an addition
% it that may prove interesting not only to
the alleged discoverer, but 70 all Othsrs who
have specuntsd upon it.
.You know the professor Of tho violin In
the Cincinnati Collage of Music, Wen
some years cyo be w~s bead master of tn
<iolip school OF tho Leipsic cup.srvatory.
He bad bson d long time among the snthusa.
astic searcher. altar the lost sscret, and had
studied tho various Instruments in hin own
colIvc ton and in thoss Of hi friends with
the .xsiduity Of a rrouomaniac. One day -
made q proposition To ono Of his friends thao
for the moment was astounding. ls vm
that they should tsks . Ssradiyarius
In oSe<.s Altar lons dslfbsrafaou anA
at the expense of many ssars s.A
heart panas. the twv friends bephD
nm ths .veet-tonsri trsasurv vhons
vonr,rou. voIc. vou,d nsv.r sl,dden
mortal ear again: and tho sweet secret vas
th.ir. It law simnIv In thu vood Of vhich
tho Instrument "a, mada Il m, that a Q
halsam nino that nav in Italv In formsr
dav, hut hsd disanp..rsd On removing 70
(Yn.irn.s m. nrnfs.,or fel, IN vith an in.
.trum.nt.r.ksr vho had msAs . reudv of
o,r A,n.r,c.n voo.,. and vho a. sx.min.
ins the iasped ptecss of the rutnsd eersdt.
,sriu, s.iS At onc.. sWbv hi. 1. American
voo,i. ~ not -. have semsthins 10 n.ariv
IKE II that there il no difYsrynos between ~
two. This is Identical m wsixht ssxsufk.
and srain. with our balsam plns. which
.rpvs I'm abund ance to the north of ma
sWen. ft wss not long before Q rsQuiitioo
v,a mads upoo tlhe lana Of ths north for q
C,h,.ctsoo Of i. balsam pfns trsa II vee
carefully and osuderly ssvn into slsba. and
tbs,, were cured with an earnest attsotioa
that had never been bestowed upon pine
sIabs b.fore-as Jsa,t in this country. fwo
yiolips wers made in the best style, and,
after having been tested. they were paayso
upon BY the professor, IN prs'encs OF . rum
bsr OF the most critical conno,sssurs IN Cn'
einnaa. who had ample oppore1nisy b eom'
pare them With CremooaA Ihs compart
son resulted In the unanimous verdcs o. tns
critics that tho American-mads ns0 omeno
wers fully as fwest and pure tn sooe . ths
Crsmonas. but inferior in power. Ihi8 n
fsriority, however, all beloved, would b
,ok;c..hi. mn ,o,oer vheu tn nav in,srv.
ments wers advantAged by nms and usA
The beautiful violin Wnicn tne proseo0
persuadsd his friend 70 desuoy eed 2
market value OF $5,ooO. But wnas y taes
Tn thu vRIu0 Of the discovery. which n -