Arthur Broadley Violoncello

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In days gone by it was customary for an author to apologise for the sin of adding another book to the quantity already published.<br><br>I am sure there was a certain amount of cant in this attitude; most authors are glad to see their works in print, and, as a rule, they express the pious hope that the first edition will be sold out almost as soon as the ink is dry.<br><br>The only apology I make is that I have not been able to add any more to the scanty knowledge respecting that talented - but most elusive - maker, Carlo Bergonzi. It is close upon ten years ago since I first commenced collecting material for a work on Bergonzi, during that time the opinions given on several instruments attributed to that glorious maker have been challenged by the experts of to-day. Indeed, one of the most reliable of the many who express expert knowledge on old Italian instruments says he has yet to come across a violoncello which he can truly say is the work of Carlo Bergonzi.<br><br>So the matter has to be left still in doubt. Like the examples given to Joseph del Jesu - they will, from time to time crop up only to raise discussion for a few days, then once more will come some authority and give the wonderful find to some lesser known Italian.