tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post4211982536735477670..comments2024-03-23T11:40:13.092-05:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: Imperial FrustrationsElaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-44035358747878280682012-12-16T12:53:03.847-06:002012-12-16T12:53:03.847-06:00The Cosio link in the post is all I know about Cat...The Cosio link in the post is all I know about Catherine the Great's violin, but my hunch is that the instrument your aunt won might have been a copy. I'll see what I can find out about Mr. Friebar.Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-76412996487004238012012-12-16T12:14:14.343-06:002012-12-16T12:14:14.343-06:00In 1930, my mother Phyllis Alley participated in a...In 1930, my mother Phyllis Alley participated in a contest (which she won) in Idaho. She was playing her teacher's 'Queen Catherine violin'. Her teacher lived in Salt Lake City. His name was Freeber or Frieber or something like that. I am trying to find out something about this violin. Was it a copy of the famous one? Was it a strad or guarnarius? Who make the famous one?Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09063819390184162648noreply@blogger.com