In order to master an instrument you have to do everything.

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Readers may therefore exercise their own judgments by listening to the audio files below, and decide whether, in their opinion, Dr Schwarze has cracked a problem that has defeated instrument-makers for 300 years: matching, or even beating, the Master of Cremona.

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The instrument panel manages to be informative, useful, and friendly, and doesn't require a master's degree in ergonomics.

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