The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
SOME RARE OLD VIOLINS.
shown by Hans Tirtren at 81 Onion square,
East.


Lovers o., the violin will be interested to
know that the former studio Of ovid MuSIn at
~ | mon square, Last has II new tenant IN the
lers"n OF Hans I"tEen. Ma&sr ana unportGr OF
try has made Tor himself n valuable repu'a-
tlon among musicians throughout tho country.
and whouOw has come from his former modest
quarters in East nth street 10 seek a larger
clientele and to bring 10 the pthIu attention
his rare collection Of Old foreign Instruments.
~ well as large number Of FvllnN OF his own
make. In his new aud connexions quarters
MIR, Tietgen mas his treasures dlsrayrd to fine
ADVANTAGE aud IN ready TO receive the rubhc.
A. chief in his collection 81 imported instru-
mente. MI ~ which he perssohnly bought at
various TIM 5 while s'rullIug through Germany
amt Italy, Alr, Tie gen regards yQ a by Gas;
lon and Of a most wonderful tone bought
in 1850 at the Old moma.tsry Of rIo%n. Ger.
many. Among other instruments to which he
ca !, pub attention are Nico G4s Amatt
inherltnj It from +. W KnI'iwoia, the famed
colo, " tn euse luueb!urkl; Douatus Filano
mandolin 1850, N"'urifully inlali with pear
Collin Isll, e'atorotey ,!nlSid with ebony,
lear and IVORY, y lpiln, a tr, K4gg9ri dett2 IL
mona, violin. Carlo EergonZi Milan:
violin. q Joseph Guarurri del Gesu Q742l.
ia 0liE mn condition. with rich reddish yellow
yaimish yIarma% violin. A., az Antonil. Sttadi.
Granc.uo VI Ian. 1850, with original pegs and
upUgnt IN yll'ag" near Broscia. and Canlil-
~, Oaml. cello Parma,
U"r~istcut student o. he work of the old
masters Of HI craft. with the rc7ult that he has
masking, some o! which may lie l"nrued from
TIA" ~ lowing r"ln4rEs made Iy him Yesterday
10 reporter: The prevalent idea appears to
ilea ia wi. lly wrong Is Il surposable that
the two i'r"-rIATs or "a" two 'lommnlanS ever
rot SNOW from the ho-IIniiE what they were
ny ! have rrt'rr opinion Ot these mas
t"'S INN That i",ml. i II my long studies OF
finished they r'n'i not be improved by any
. r'uIiug. Iury wrrn best when first made.
IN sane assertion was maie by tets. the
great anl L'"..r 80 music The fresh instru-
m"u's - Tues" masters had no / al nGtes what
ever lwnl % I'r~., ~ tu-Or varnish andn certain
0n7 of arnytug It male this simply inn
"'Th" work Of the-" masters was absolutely
in0ru-u1rul Take thr two BrcscIaus. Tor In
stan r. n hey GHi hA' Ni"Olaus Amatl as a
~ ,.". n the w. Cr,uouiaDs had either OF
thea should have revealed ,Stradtyarius
not. AMI thvv certainly would not have spent
;" wu"h 'pnUs "n willow, nlrrh and slab-cut
bottoms IN order to Obtain tDr beautiful soft
aud SINGING sound u IN" human voice, Both
Brr- ans SlroNr COR the same deal that Strad-
va, - m irj"r NnarS attained
Wy e'ei hat the victims Of The old masters
were better IN their earlier dayS than they ara
to-day may nat u'oi with U0ru ar approval.
bus have 'nr four wears. rKu"r msnfed upon
over one hundred NOW NIuliuS aud have reachsl
most gratifying results | have mads some
Niplns ~ every mar, icr.h- exec q the neck Just
hHr ana ihln sounding nlst, contrary to the
Present method ut ~ .hE a ha-s-har five or siT
times The s%r "t tn" Old ono, am entirely
-u'. 'ad with my r"suli-. and confidently be-
t"T" nay new violin ar" "gual in quality ~
tuu", ~ well ., finish, To those Il tho Old
makrr- And hoy" 10 succeed ia making tho
violin again esteemed a. in the days when
|, won ~ common consent the proud tito Of
hinG OF musical instruments, '-Adr.