Show AM VIOLIN V I 0 L I N PICKUP PROVES REAL REALI I 1 TREASURE T Local ocal Musician Le Learns Learns' That I Dusty Instrument of Curio Curio Curio Cu Cu- rio Shop H Has s Value aiu In a flood of ot g golden moonlight the f sweet notes otes of the violin in in the hands of the gypsy lover floated tb the ears of ot the listening sweetheart sweetheart Or would the curtain ring up on a aI scene like this Iro From the interior r of ot I their camp wagon wagon home an Irate gypsy mother weary of oC the incessant singsong singsong singsong sing sing- song of ot the familiar old violin hustled the head of the I household household and his bel beloved d instrument 1 j I into the open I Eit Either er of ot these two scenes may may have been enacted some time In to the history I of any antique violin violl 1 b because because caus many many or of the rare old instruments have b been en enIn In fn the tho possession of roaming g gypsy bands of at Europe Does the year old instrument Inthe in inthe inthe the possession of ot C. C D D. of this t Ct city I Y boast of having been the I cause of a family disturbance or or a a factor in welding two h hearts r s. s into one one Most likely it has for the violin that owns owns Is s so rich and beautiful beautiful beautiful ful in tone th that t only the romantic experiences ex experiences experiences ex- ex with a picturesque gypsy gyps band could have have left the tle lingering echoes in its seasoned wood TREASURE IS PIC PICKUP UP While acquiring his musical education education tion in Europe acquired the i I mania manJa for rare old instruments trum as as does nearly every student of the musical musical musical mu mu- I art art Curio shops stores I and every place where articles of the home Were were sold were h haunted by him On One day da while on one of his visits to to the shops shops he happened upon upon a dusty old violin The shopkeeper eager caser to get rid rM of the useless-looking useless instrument instruments offered It to him f fOr r a very small sum Having the money handy and burning with the desire to try the worn-looking worn instrument in the seclusion slon of his room he purchased It To the boy student the Instrument appeared to Lo be one one of the ordinary type which found could most found m st any day In any of of the numerous shops However what was hIs amazement when an old musician friend and an expert on antique instruments tried the violin and announced that It wasat was was' wasat wasat at least years old and of f great value biggest collection of rare instruments instruments' is composed of cellos s These he obtained in Europe and he treasures treas them highly for the sake of the student-day student memories attached to each j IF VIOLINS COULD COULD t TALK If It violins could talk histories both romantic and would undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly edly be unfolded Sc ettler says Violins Violins Violins Vio Vio- lins i a ark 1 with age but mellowed intone in intone intone tone he has handled while studying abroad abroad- and listened to the accounts of their owners In gaining possession of them In most instances he says poor owners part with valuable instruments Instruments instruments ments because they do not know their value There ar are but but few of the instruments In Instruments Instruments In- In which were vere made several I hundred years ago by the original makers and musicians musicians' are as enthusiastic II lil their search for them as an American is over a gold streak this collector collector- says Salt Lake has in the person of a great guitarist Besides be being ng a collector he i is an n exponent of the romantic romantic guitar and he is na na- nationally natIonally nationally known for his ability lit In performing per performing per per- performing forming upon this Instrument Several Several years ago he was wis was chosen to tb represent t the United States at an in- in guitarists' guitarists contest held by the nations of the world in Europe Many times limps has has has' been called upon from the East to take partIn part In hi similar contests and as a result he heis I Js is widely known throughout the country |