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Dream Realized: Professor Owns Stradivarius Violin
Nearly every young boy or girl who begins the study of violin hopes to play and some day to own a Stradivarius. Antonio Stradivarius (1644-1737) of Cremona, Italy, is the most famous of all violin makers.
Raymond Cerf, professor of violin. is one of those who saw his hope realized; in October 1954 he purchased a Stradivarius which was made in 1715.
Cerf Has One Of 1.000
Ceris Has One Of 1,000
"Stradivarius made about 1,000 violins altogether." Prof. Cerf said.
"Today half that number have been traced, and they are valued anywhere from $15,000 to $60,000 a piece."
It is usually not possible to trace a violin's history from the very beginning, Prof. Cerf said.
the 1880's by a French merchant who was an amateur violinist," he said.
About 1890 it was purchased by a Russian businessman, Baron Knepp of St. Petersburg, who was an amateur violinist. He made frequent trips to London and bought many valuable instruments from
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"After his death in 1910, the company named the violin after him," Prof. said. "It is customary to give the instrument some person's name," he added.
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Comes To America
The violin he passed through the hands of two English collectors, and came to America where two more collectors had it. Prof. Cerf purchased it from an official of the Du Pont Corporation in New Jersey.
Stradivarius made half a dozen violins in the years 1714-15-16 that are considered among his best, and the one Prof. Cerf has is therefore one of the finest. Its shining surface is flawless, and Prof. Cerf pointed out that it has never been cracked or repaired.
What is it that makes a Stradi-
varius so highly valued and coveted?
"That is difficult to answer," Prof. Cerf said. "It has certain qualities—power, mellowness, ease of production of tone—that make it outstanding."
He usually plays it when performing in public, but rarely practices on it.
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"Now that I have it, I hope to keep it for good," he said.
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WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower said today he thinks it is incumbent on the southern states to make some progress toward racial integration in schools as decreed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Eisenhower voiced his opinions on the segregation issue at a White House press conference.
He said that progress in racial relations in the South might take time, but he did not believe there should be an interim period of stagnation.
He pleaded again for patience and understanding of the South's problem by everyone.
Mr. Eisenhower also appealed for mediation of the Middle East crisis to avoid the world tragedy of a war in that tense area.
In his review of the Middle East crisis, the President refused to say what the United States plans to propose in the United Nations. Details of the American plan, he said, will be made public later.
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