The present owner of Il Devastatore

An anonymous, though highly prominent Japanese industrialist. I found him in a cheap hotel in midtown Manhattan. He asked me not to reveal his identity, as he owns and keeps idle a large and invaluable collection of 17th and 18th century instruments, a fact about which he is properly ashamed; I have decided to respect his wish for anonymity. I'll just say that chances are pretty strong you drive one of his cars.

Bottesini's amusing Japanese error
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"We all must learn where to place our fingers."