Violin-making, as it was and is : being a historical, theoretical, and practical treatise on the science and art of violin-making, for the use of violin makers and players, amateur and professional . QP>. Fio. 88.—Antique Violin Bridge. NicolausAmati (F. J. F£iis). Fig. 89.—Bridge of 5-Stringed Viol(W. E. Hill). 87 and 88 are two old violin bridges of the time of the Amatte,distinctly approximating the modern form, which design wassettled upon by Stradivari us, and has never since been 89 is from a curious old five-string treble viol, in thepossession of Mr. W. E. Hill. It must
Violin-making, as it was and is : being a historical, theoretical, and practical treatise on the science and art of violin-making, for the use of violin makers and players, amateur and professional . QP>. Fio. 88.—Antique Violin Bridge. NicolausAmati (F. J. F£iis). Fig. 89.—Bridge of 5-Stringed Viol(W. E. Hill). 87 and 88 are two old violin bridges of the time of the Amatte,distinctly approximating the modern form, which design wassettled upon by Stradivari us, and has never since been 89 is from a curious old five-string treble viol, in thepossession of Mr. W. E. Hill. It must not be imagined that the design (Fig. 90) thus fixedupon by the greatest fiddle-maker the world has seen wasmerely his idea of what was most pretty, though to this daythere are a great many violinists who are firmly under the im-pression that the ornamental cutting of the bridge is merely a THE EXTERIOR OF THE VIOLIN. 161 matter of taste. Very far from it ; for countless experimentshave been made with a view to altering the accepted design,amr deviation from which has proved injuriously to affectthe tone of any instrument to which it is applied. It isdifficult to imagine the reason of this ; ho
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