ice ▁with ▁R ember t ▁W url itzer , ▁ ▁who ▁ran ▁the ▁most ▁complete ▁viol in ▁rest oration ▁shop ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁ ▁Sim one ▁Fernando ▁Sac con i . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris ▁to ▁work ▁ ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁" who ▁d ril led ▁him ▁intens ively ▁on ▁authentic ating ▁instruments ▁/ ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁instrument ' s ▁orig ins ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Mr . ▁Fran ca is ▁came ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁a ▁one - way ▁ticket ▁with ▁ ▁a ▁bunch ▁of ▁instruments ▁and ▁ ▁fine ▁et ch ings , ▁to ▁sell ▁on ▁cons ignment , ▁and ▁$ 5 0 ▁to ▁his ▁name , ▁and ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁W url itzer ▁firm ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁period . ▁Having ▁spent ▁time ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁Master ▁ ▁Sim one ▁Fernando ▁Sac con i , ▁his ▁skills ▁in ▁expert ise , ▁viol in ▁making ▁and ▁rest oration ▁grew ▁to ▁new ▁height s . ▁He ▁also ▁for ged ▁friend ships ▁with ▁other ▁master s ▁that ▁have ▁become ▁legend ary , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Ren è ▁Mor el . ▁ ▁After ▁many ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁viol in ▁trade , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁business . ▁Jacques ▁Fran ca is ▁R are ▁Vi ol ins ▁Inc . ▁took ▁up ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁neighborhood , ▁right ▁next ▁to ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall ▁at ▁▁ 2 5 0 ▁W . ▁ 5 4 th ▁Street . ▁He