In a message dated 98-11-09 21:00:22 EST, you write: << d the test of time nearly so well as the flatter bellied Italian instruments--one wonders if there is a lesson to be had there. >> Much of the credit for the tone goes to the type of varnish that was used in the vioilin's manufacture. The varnish was derived from the trees very high in the Swiss/Italian Alps. Its formula was passed down from father to son,unwritten so who knows what was put in the mix to make the final varnish product. Even analysis of the varnish has not been successful in solving the varnish formula mystery. Bob Bergantino Cleveland, Ohio
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