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 . IT WAS AND IS. chin-rests. And, lastly, a word on the case in which che riddleis kept ; these are either single, as at Fig. Ill, or double, as atFig. 112. These last are very handsome, but wo fully massiveand heavy. If you carry your fiddle about much, nothing canbeat the American cloth oblong cases, which hold music, andare very light, but are bad as permanencies, as people have aknack of sitting
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 . IT WAS AND IS. chin-rests. And, lastly, a word on the case in which che riddleis kept ; these are either single, as at Fig. Ill, or double, as atFig. 112. These last are very handsome, but wo fully massiveand heavy. If you carry your fiddle about much, nothing canbeat the American cloth oblong cases, which hold music, andare very light, but are bad as permanencies, as people have aknack of sitting upon them, very considerably ad damnum of thecontained fiddle (and its owner). The papier-mache or Americancloth cases which follow the shape of the fiddle (commonlyknown as baby alligators ) are very convenient, but they donot hold music, and, if the fiddle is high built, it runs a chanceof being cracked by the bows in the lid. Some amateurs havesuch an objection to being seen carrying a fiddle about, thatthey have cases made only just the length of the fiddle, roundedsimilarly at both ends. These are, to my mind, as wicked asthey are cowardly, for they necessitate the bow being cut in two. Fig. 112a.—Patent Violin Bag (G. A. Chanot). above the lapping, and jointed with a plug and ferrule. Ye gods !what a sacrifice to appearances ! After trying all sorts, I havecome to the conclusion that nothing is better than Fig. Ill ofFrench, or light English make. Fig. 112a represents the latest improvement in fiddle cases,recently patented by Mr. G. A. Chanot, of Manchester. It con-sists of a strong frame, which holds the body of the fiddle, the headbeing covered by a lined waterproof bag. The large opening(whereby the fiddle is put in) is similarly closed with water-proof ; and the bow goes into a box similarly covered and closed,which can be detached from the case itself. This is very lightand strong, and will, I think, come into very universal use. The next chapter (on strings) wil
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