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 . ail-piece and Loop—Setting up the Sound-post—The Strings—Cutting and Fitting the Bridge—Finis I . . 291—305 XVI CONTENTS. CHAPTER rAOi Removing the Belly of the Fiddle—Cracks in the Back or Belly—Cracksin Wings of // Holes—Cracked Corners—Crack at the Joint, or Un-gluing of the Tables—Cracked Edges and Bits Split off the Outline—Crack from the Pressure of the Sound-post—Veneering Ne
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 . ail-piece and Loop—Setting up the Sound-post—The Strings—Cutting and Fitting the Bridge—Finis I . . 291—305 XVI CONTENTS. CHAPTER rAOi Removing the Belly of the Fiddle—Cracks in the Back or Belly—Cracksin Wings of // Holes—Cracked Corners—Crack at the Joint, or Un-gluing of the Tables—Cracked Edges and Bits Split off the Outline—Crack from the Pressure of the Sound-post—Veneering New Wood intoa Fiddle—Loosening of the Belly from the Heat of the Chin or Hand—Split Block—Splicing the Head on to a Neck, and Fitting it on aFiddle—Varnishing Repairs—Conclusion .... 306—320 £ppcntrice#* A. Materials used in Varnishing the Violin # , , B. The Preservation of the Instrument , C. The Bibliography op the Violin D. A Catalogue op Violin Schools and Instruction Books E. An Historic Violin School , 323 326329 343348 u Poems. (ti) (Echoes (Hi) gt dfibibus (ib) dfibble anb I . (to) %o a ChUb Virtuosi ^rrbcrkk <E. SEeallurlg<£b. ^ LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Plate I. Frontispiece.„ II. Violin by Andreas Amati, made fob Kino Chables DC„ III. Ditto, Side View.„ IV. Outside Mould and Acces-* sories. Model of Stradi- I Traced from the Originals. varius ) „ V. Inside Mould and Acces-j sories. Model of Joseph > Traced from the Originals. GUARNERIUS DEL JESU . ) m VI. /^Holes of Joseph Guarnerius. Traced from the Originals. Heading to tl* Introduction. The Cat and the Fiddle. Randolph Caldecott, LIST OF WOOD-CUTS. rift. 1. Grotesque Figures from Panels in theroof of Peterborough Cathedral, 1194 (?). 8. Viol attributed to Albinus(?), 14th century. S. Medal of the jKmiliua and 8cnhoniusFamilies, 204. 4. Same Medal erroneously figured by Valeriano (1568). 5. The Ravanautron (Ancient and Modern Indian).«. The Omerti
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