| Show may I lave have secret secretor of famous violin maker A violin maker makurof of milan has every reason to bellev believe e that he has the secret of stradivari the master violin maker of cremona whose instruments have long been regarded as the best ever made the milanese Is irl in poes slon filon of several papers which seem to be the work of stradivarius giving details of the preparation of wood 4 and varnish for the manufacture of violins violin tile the papers were subjected to the scrutiny of a handwriting expert experts and by making comparison with authentic writing of stradivarius he has declared the writing to ho bo that of tho the old cremona violin maker the milanese anese maker has made an instrument following these directions and it Is said to have all the qualities of a genuine strad streu the papers were discovered by a roman antiquary to whom an old desk had been sent for restoration they had been reposing for years in a secret drawer |
