"Ah, yes," exclaimed the Dean; "the cases are about the same, but one contains a poor dancing-master's fiddle, and the other a stradivarius."
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann
Exquisite was it in design, A marvel of the lutist's art, Perfect in each minutest part; And in its hollow chamber thus The maker from whose hand it came Had written his unrivaled name, 'Antonius stradivarius.
"Great Violinists And Pianists"
George T. Ferris
He was the possessor of a stradivarius violin which was said to have belonged to Corelli and to have had his name upon it.
"Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday"
Henry C. Lahee