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How to choose a violin, Choosing a violin, Violin Makers
CONTENTS.
EXPERTS
Some hard words about Collectors—Model—Why one Violin
excels another—How to get a good Violin very Cheap—Amber Varnish, a
collection of Facts and Theories—How to make Amber Varnisli—The
names and addresses of eight makers of Amber Varnish for Violins
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How to Colour Amber Varnish without the admixture of Colouring Ingredients —Charles Reade and Ole Bull on Amber Varnish—Some plain words about
Old Violins—A Heavenly Message—The Tubby Tone—Fractures—Wolf
Notes—Worm-eaten Violins—The best substitute for an Old Violin—The
different qualities of Wood and Tone—Training the Eye—The Italian Tone —Power against Sweetness—How to test Experts—Reliable Experts—Beginners' Violins^The kind of Violin to buy—Tone dependent upon the Player—Ladies' Violins—The Violin Case, The Bow, and the Strings
THE ACOUSTICS OF VIOLIN MAKING
Startling revelations of a Skilled Violin Maker—A sure method by which
the Tone of any Violin may be Copied and the Bass Bar adjusted to the
requirements of the model and the capabilities of the Wood—The long
sought Secret which was withheld by Savart, Vuillaume, and Otto—Every
part of the Violin Tuned to Modem Concert Pitch in course of Construction
A LIST OF LIVING BRITISH VIOLIN MAKERS
using Oil Varnish, the Models they follow, the Colour of Varnish they
use, and a Copy of the Ticket inserted in their Works
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