The Catgut Acoustical Society Library |
File #: | B1140 |
Name: | Babitz, Sol |
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General Information: |
A fine cellist and an early proponent of the instruments of the viol family, who was especially interested |
in the renaissance, baroque, and transition instruments of the violin family. See article in THE STRAD |
included here. He was fascinated with our Octet instruments and wanted CMH to make him a violino |
piccolo with five strings (which did not happen). |
File Contents: |
B1140 | -- | 101 |
Correspondence: with CMH 1964-65. Technical: From Strad, 1964?, "Identifying the Renaissance, |
Baroque and Transition Violins"; Miscellaneous: Flyer from Early Music Laboratory 1968; |
Recommendation for Guggenheim Fellowship by CMH 1964. |
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Last modified: 27 June 1998