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www.MOSTmag.com || FASHIO N MAG A ZINE || 39nterviewing Ms. Petryshak, the conversation had to include the instrument. Listening to Anastasiya describe the violin, you feel that it is an actual being. You believe that the violin has emotions, that it can share its emotions; it has a voice; it lives; it changes; it responds; it breathes; it inspires. She also shared that each violin is unique in accomplishing all of these. She has studied the physical violin itself, not just its music. She has studied many violins, modern to museum pieces. She loves the opportunity to discover and admire the differences of each. She says each instrument has its sound, %u201cLike the tone of voice of people.%u201d Exploiting that sound depends on the violinist and his approach with the instrument.The violin must be played as part of its maintenance, what a wonderful advantage for violinists. Anastasiya has this wonderful advantage. She performs maintenance on some of the world%u2019s most treasured and valued violins. She works with the Cremona Violin Museum. She feels fortunate to have the opportunity %u201cto keep alive%u201d historical instruments of Ruggeri, Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari. Each violin has a different feel when played. She feels their individual characteristics. Then when she plays, it is a unique piece of music. She quotes Karel Jalovec%u2019s book Italian Violin Makers %u201cIt is impossible to explain the acoustic value of stringed instruments without bringing to mind a truism which is nevertheless overlooked. The instrument does not play itself. What we hear is the interplayof the instrument and the performer. The same violin has a different value in different hands.%u201d