Word: liutaio
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Secret Formulas. Most experts agree that there are plenty of modern fiddles every bit as fine as the finest Strad. Says one liutaio (literally, lutemaker): "I cannot tell you the names of my clients because they always claim to be playing a Stradivarius." In Italy alone there are some 120 liutai. amateur and pro, who turn out from three to six instruments a year and sell them for as much as $600 each.* Among the best known are the four Bisiach brothers of Milan and Flo ence, Rome's Politi family, Milan's Luigi Ornati and Ferdinando Garimberti...
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