Can you say: "Quantitative Easing"?
Monday, November 10, 2014
RE THE DARIO D' ATTILI FALLACY OF VIOLIN EXPERTISE BUBBLE
He was compelled, by an expertise market imperative, to opine, almost immediately, what a particular item for scrutiny is.
His attributions, generally, aren't worth the scrap of paper they were written on.
His certificates 'flooded the market', bubbled, so to speak, the market, not that there wasn't, already, a surfeit of fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/03/nyregion/our-towns-stringed-jewel-or-fake-fiddle-wait-4-seconds.html
His attributions, generally, aren't worth the scrap of paper they were written on.
His certificates 'flooded the market', bubbled, so to speak, the market, not that there wasn't, already, a surfeit of fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/03/nyregion/our-towns-stringed-jewel-or-fake-fiddle-wait-4-seconds.html
No disrespect to anyone living, but there is no replacement.
With the passing of Dario d'Atilli and Bob Bein, the era of experts who
a. had ready access to the world's finest violins and
b. possessed a photographic memory, closed, except for CB.
Roger Hargrave once commented that anyone can become a violin expert. All that is required is a pair of gold rimmed spectacles, a sharp suit and some Italian shoes. A bow tie is optional. This more or less sums up the situation. Enigmatic grunts when examining an instrument also help.
Maybe it is the fear of lawsuits that deters bankable attributions but it seems that people are more willing to endorse a Hill certificate than stick their neck out and make independent pronouncements.
The escalation in violin prices may be a factor here.
Glenn
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