Last edit date: December 10, 2011

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Failure to Declare The STRAD Magazine Opinion piece written by Ariane Todes regarding the little known practice of teachers receiving kick-backs from instrument dealers without telling the students or parents about it. Letter to the Editor See Fritz Reuter's Letter to the Editor of STRAD Magazine regarding this hot topic.

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PUBLIC STATEMENT by Charles Beare regarding the 'Andre Rieu' Stradivarius which was withdrawn from Bongartz auctions due to questions of authenticity and the question of former Jewish ownership origins. 02/1999. (COMMENTS coming Soon): The International Society of Violin and Bow Makers has again put itself into a position to have to defend one of its members.  This time again it is one of its Founding Members, the late Pierre Vidoudez.

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CHARLES BEARE  Strad Magazine published an article where Charles Beare is quoted (in length) about the unmistakable qualities of Cremonese Instruments. 04/2005. COMMENTS: A possible eye sight error, Mr. Beare now sees that the instrument he thought was English--is now a Cremonse work of art (when seen in the hands of another dealer).

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STRINGS MAGAZINE: An Elegy for Ethics Unbeknownst to buyers, many music teachers get commissions for helping students find instruments, by Susan M. Barbieri. 5/2002. STRINGS MAGAZINE: Discussion Forum See what others have to say about teacher commissions (or kickbacks) from dealers. (Hosted by Strings Magazine). REPLY 1: Letter to the Editor regarding Elegy for Ethics RIN:135 5/2002 REPLY 2: Addendum to the article regarding the Ethics of teacher kickbacks. RIN:136 6/2002   LETTER: Topic for agenda (commissions) of the String Industry Council. RIN:139 11/1997

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STRINGS MAGAZINE: Mysteries of the market Editor Mary VanClay broke radical new ground concerning the Purchasing of String Instruments. 11/1996. REPLY 1: Letter to the Editor regarding Teacher Commissions RIN:069 11/1996

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THE GUARDIAN: Fiddles Alix Kirsta When the reclusive 93-year-old millionaire Gerald Segelman died in London in July 1992, his passing was the subject of as much speculation as almost every aspect of his shadowy existence. 09/2002. WFMT Radio ...coming soon...

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