TY - BOOK AU - Faber, Toby, AU - ED - ED - ED - ED - TI - : five violins, one cello, and three centuries of enduring perfection SN - 375760857 SN - 2 PY - 2004///];copyright 200446 CY - New York PB - Random House KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Bowed stringed instruments.;Violin.;Cello N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-256) and index; Five violins and one cello -- The incomparably better violins of Cremona -- He was a genius already -- His costume scarcely ever varied -- So singular and so beautiful -- My violin should realize a large sum -- To the virtuosos of violins -- The turning-point in the history of virtuosity -- I have 80,000 francs on me -- Unveiled in all its intact glory -- Find his majesty's soloist -- An immense reserve of strength -- No matter what the price -- What can we sell this as? -- The sound kept on coming and coming -- A run-of-the-mill Strad; 5 ER -