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"But another Russian master later time, to work even after the Revolution, Lev Dobriansky was on this work and rebuilding other people's instruments, with great alacrity. For forty years he made only twenty-eight violins own special design, with no corners, all as its main activity was to improve the old tools.
Dobriansky was famous for his adjustments so that the specially organized his visits to Germany and England to there on the spot to improve the tools of violinists. Of the eleven Stradivarius, with whom he had to deal with, he rebuilt seven. He said that rebuilding the violin, which "were famous and beautiful, but ... sounded bad. "
With all that fate Dobriansky was tragic. Not only that, in Germany he tried for something to kill, throwing his head planters from the upper floors. Indeed, the deadly blow dealt to him the history of the famous violinist Jan Kubelik.
Retaining fond memories of Germany, in spite of the planters, Dobriansky one of his best violins called "Germany." Kubelik decided to play it, instead of his Stradivarius, incidentally, has already improved Dobriansky. From 1910 to 1913 he performed on "Germany", although in 1913, drove with her and also used in the concerts of newly-acquired in America "Emperor" Stradivarius. And suddenly, "Germany" has disappeared, as if it never existed. Kubelik gave an explanation, though the violin he had stolen, but in print this does not appear a single word, although the later sale of "Emperor" Kubelik million dollar widely publicize the press.
This strange story, of course, catastrophically undermining the authority of masters, besides the creator of a new type of violin. Even in more ordinary cases, a bad reputation for Violin Young Wizard (within twenty-eight master tool is still young, however much he may be by age) may influence the course of his work and relationships with the musical environment is not just for years but for decades.
But is the story of "Germany", which, of course, one must understand how frustrating Kubelik in violin, led to what type of contraption violin musicians do not even know? Does not that amazing - the famous Kubelik gave concerts on the violin of this type, such as violins and we do not see?
I looked at the museum of musical instruments at the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography kept there for two violins and viola Dobriansky. The label, pretentiously printed in French, with handwritten signature of the litter and Dobriansky in Russian, we learn that this instance number 1 and number 2 violins and viola number 1 manufactured in the years 1900-1902. It is difficult to make unambiguous judgments about these tools. In their shape longer retained the classical violin basis than in other "innovation", "inventions". Still, the hull form and is artificial, and ugly, and besides, is questionable from the standpoint of acoustic engineering (in another paper, I specifically analyze this issue). Bad deal and setting up in December for all three instruments - each with different and disharmonious. Curl head - sophisticated forms of far-fetched, though at the expense of strength, with an internal cavity, such as not until the end of a fist palm. All this, together with outlines of the case leaves the impression of artificiality - the enemy of the living, natural internal yearning for beauty, harmony and synthesis of vital manifestations.
But despite all this, the sound was interesting. The sound of violins strong volume and clear. True, he is static, not flexible and devoid of shades of warmth without which the violin to compete with Italian instruments is impossible.
As all the same Kubelik played on "Germany"? Recall that we saw in the Leningrad Museum of musical instruments very first instances of the invention Dobriansky. And then, we do not know how to behave violin Dobriansky in time. Way to develop its edges such that it can be assumed over the years, the loss of playing time, at least, tightening it. In short, the investigator - not the prosecutor and not a psychiatrist, he just matcher facts. "