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is someming noble in doing an arciscic ming rhar me world can enjoy. Thar is rhe way I feel abour ir. I know of many makers in me field who have given up repair work just ro build. I understand rhem. Dalton: Bur how many of mem have founded a violin-making school rhar has continued almost into irs mird decade? Prier: True. I see what you mean. I was fortu nate. I was very blessed, so ro speak, ro receive everything ar me right rime. You will pardon me if I say something about rhe religious aspect of my life. My adopted church has a lor ro do wim my siruacion since my coming here. Whenever I kneel down and say what I would like ro do, it seems ro happen. The Lord helps me in this. lr is still a lor of work, bur I don't mind mar ar all. Many rimes in rhe last half-dozen years , I have moughr I should really close rhe school. Ir has been long enough, and I feel I have done my work. Then comes along one of our young students who says, "I love making violins. I can't sleep ar night, because I can't wait ro get up in the morning and go down mere and work on my violin. " David, rhat is what ir is. That's what keeps me going. It's all worm ir.

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