Paul made Al an “ electric fiddlestick ” and inscribed it : “ Especially for Al Duffy .” Ten year old Frank Cicalese met Al when he walked into Ciazzo Music one day looking for a viola teacher . Al was in his 80s then , and teaching had never been his thing . But he sensed something special in little Frankie who had no dad in his life . Frank had been playing accordion since he was three , but wanted to learn viola so he could join his school orchestra . Al took Frank under
his wing from that day , giving him free lessons and bringing discipline and structure to his life . Frank studied with Al for 10 years . He said Al always amazed . Into his 90s , he could read anything , like when he transposed clefs with ease , and played the Mozart double violin concerto with Frank , flawlessly . Now an ace musician / composer / technician living in Nashville , Frank told me , “ Al was strict with me , accepting nothing short of what I was capable of . Hrimaly
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