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<TT>Off the top of my head, some of the shop preferences:</TT><TT></TT>
<P><TT>A. best: Chickering 33b restored and restrung with original wire</TT>
<BR><TT> worst: 7'6 H.F.Miller before rescaling, Sohmer
with agraffes in bridges</TT><TT></TT>
<P><TT>B. best: 5'8 Steinert rescaled, 5'6 Mehlin & Sons rescaled but
barely needed it</TT>
<BR><TT> worst: 4'10 Vose, Sohmer again</TT><TT></TT>
<P><TT>C. best: Ivers & Pond Scale 25, 1920's Baldwin, Hume,
(...)</TT>
<BR><TT> worst: "Cottage Gem" (RIP)</TT><TT></TT>
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