In a message dated 9/7/2004 10:25:35 AM PST, richardsachs@juno.com writes:
i can't for the life of me understand why the
famed cremonese fiddle maker's remaining works are so costly.
the ones that are played have had SO MANY parts replaced in
the hundreds of years since their manufacuture that i wonder
what is really left. on an old bicycle, replacing moving parts
is often necessary; but if you rebuild over half of the frame,
what is left?!
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OK, everyone is so passionate about this topic, I might as well ad my 2 cents
worth:
every 18 years or so, almost every cell in you body gets replaced by a new
one. therefore everyone on this list, like the frame in question, are all big
phonies!!!!!!!!!
Now does everyone feel better??
(lord have mercy)
Dave Anderson
Cut Bank MT