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Page 2 of 2, Letter to David Waterson

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Page 2 of 2, Letter to David Waterson
ID JSS0282
Title Page 2 of 2, Letter to David Waterson
Document Reference x/510/9(6)
Format 196 x 247 mm
Medium Handwritten letter
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Scottish Music, Scott Skinner letter
Item Description Continuation of a letter Skinner wrote to the artist David Waterson on 20th January 1923. He continued: My Columbia Reocrds should be down from London now. They were made on my Andrea Guarnarius Violin made in Italy, 1690 - Italian Violin making as a finished art. Over 1100+ men worked for fully a Century. What is tone, - acoustics - varnish & endless details, Paganini's Violin (a Stradivarius) lies under a glass Case in Genoa shame - Keep cheery & Well, Ever Shine, J Scott Skinner
Creator James Scott Skinner
Creator Manuscript James Scott Skinner
Time Period 1920's
Associated Dates: Manuscript Sunday 20 Jan 1923
Relationships JSS0278, JSS0279, JSS0280, JSS0281
Location Angus Archives
Collection Name David Waterson
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