The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
ByJ. e. Davidson

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Nan unobtrusive little. workshop hid
den II the rear OF an inconspicuous
residence IN 1filvfa street. IN Berke-
ley. Herman Muller, q violin maker
whose, fame has reached across the con-.
tlnent and whose skin. is known 10 all
violinists or greater or less renown.
has since The san Francisco fire OF 1906
piled his. craft OF making new and re
storing priceless old vioIfnS Before
the great =are- he was for 20 years 10
Gated a. 2 Ia thsn place. san Francisco.
7xte-e@ his shop was known 10 all uu-
s-isns ard where he handed some OF
IRE. uosts eaHaous vlolins in the world
It-has been safd.th rat the noted -virtuoso,
TssEe. .brolgfst a priceless instrument
clear across tle- continent for Muller TO
-eaasr,. Eh5s- ire genius OF the little
Ehep ade1l6s: with characteristic mod
est-.. but IN TIE same breath reoounts
with: ..par6onable pride. his. notable
achievement IN. restoring ths Hinricils
violin after 1h6 .BaldEin theater. FIRE in
RE ea-lE nfaetfes. ~-:. =
Taaeed. = Es2 one sees the picture OF
TIE wreck of:the violin before and then-
RE pictured ss-strun9ent. after nestora--
don i s. ms hardly. possible that the
photogra prs are % the same violin
Azg9st Hs-rsshs< was the leader q
re orchest-s - the .thester. and every
music: lover. i. the cry knew the old
Anal which he. played Il was made
BY *Nicoio. Anati- son Of FTeroninps
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renovens 4 slkeS ~ saai] 4sSs celebrated
fsrity strand. !" VAS 'JilrrcEas.-sI frsas tlte-
Ereat .lsaas5yer nasjes house Of Bert4l
some ze#rs. $50.
me zigzst 17c memorable. hre.
-z-sr q ne. E5in-rtcfs had ever
lect}<s 5iln- AZ the theater~ ever {ght-
NF=he1 re.s5vs red -. the freFneh H. was
= wafer. alsed... mass. recognizable
oriF. fte. .ease - which it vas IN
erasss5:=..EF when opeaed, showed tie
ekeds I'd :.A.tdali fn..- s. pfeees .fattened
and -e5lta Pset. ... III.
=. 2fullet=. who had had. the care 81 the.
f-ist<uzn,ent since ii came into ainfichs.
possession. undertook ITS restoration
Twt9eshe' put il together. and although
B
a. perfectly constructed i1strpnie emit
twice. he took il apart At last. after
nore@ thzn q years work: the com
ponent parts WeFe-. under his. .sk1liful
fingers and aeute. ear. ad 55slsted as when.
TIE violin came. from the hands ..of its
maker more. than: .3se years ago
This Is .bpt ione-of .zae many achieve
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na6e a. discovery lVi.soh. bids fair To-
regoIatloatze tile~ old methods of. pre-
serving i slaable Instruments In mar.
rating this method Muller says. :
More than. = years age I began. to
experiment VITA hydrogen gas on. WORM
eaten Johns. 70. stop the Favages Of the,
Woo1 6o-ers a :. bacillus that has At.
tzcke6 and 5sstroyed many a I1teeless
Cd tzszrUnle1st: .Fi5e years: q: careful
observations on a number: OF fne spec :.
rleas that were badly affected. before
my treatment proved that this would
preserve and TnoioAg the usefulness: 81
al 50 treated. !" kEter thoroughly re-.
pairing the paris attacked By inserting
or splicing ID new woods where neces-
sary 10 make. All parts OF the reqaired
p normal. condt III on. the whole. ins4run ent
IS then charged ! with: hydrogen: gas.
rThloh kills. tie. destroying. worms: and
any = their brood fyllich- may have ses-
capped detection. 4. use also. peroxide Of
. lFarogea IS .. wasA On. Joints or parts
.t-st. snow signs"of work BY b4cilii.
bur- ouIg wherever conditions permit
) RsPairLng means construction in
: ost cases.g states Miller in. describing
rfe process of. restoring. T1olins. Not
only 70 mend all the breaks. and adjust