Virtuoso

Paganini, the great Violinist, used to break one, or TWO, of his violin strings before a concert and then he would perform on a violin with only two or three strings. He did this only to prove what a virtuoso he was and that he could play music intended for four string violin on a two, or three, string violin. He eventually became "bored" with music and rarely performed or even played for the last half of his life. Sometimes, when a guest was visiting, he would take out his violin and pretend to tune it and then put it away. He did this just to tease his visitor into thinking they might hear the great Paganini play violin, but they rarely did.

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William Schaeffer