Castle, Frederick, b. 1840, Violin tone-peculiarities (Lowell, Ind.: [Ragon, 1906). archive.org, violintonepeculi00castiala. https://archive.org/details/violintonepeculi00castiala.
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- Gentlemen, Stainer scan page 234, line 9
- Lecture, Stainer scan page 234, line 9
- Ole, It scan page 48, line 9
- There's a scan page 289, line 5
Record details
- Author
- Castle, Frederick, b. 1840
- Title
- Violin tone-peculiarities
- Place
- Lowell, Ind.
- Publisher
- [Ragon
- Date
- 1906
- Repository
- archive.org
- Identifier
- violintonepeculi00castiala
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- Gentlemen, Stainer draft
- Lecture, Stainer draft
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- There's a scan page 289, line 5 mention only — no record here yet
There's a bewitching power in the enchantment of violin tone surpassing the figures in arithmetic. The daily offering of wealth to the "king" surpasses all offerings to all other sorcerers combined. Although the germ theory of today covers the earth; although the germ hunter invades the very springs of life for his "cultures;" although he has segregated and named countless pathogenic and saprophytic micrococci, yet, in an unaccountable way, he has neglected to focus on the violinicus universalis. Considering the epidemic proclivities of this germ, such neglect is astounding. It is found all around the earth, and in all latitudes. It knows no prejudice for creeds, nor races, nor colors. Possibly, its neglect by the microscopist may be due to the fact that this germ is visible by sunlight, by moonlight, by starlight, self-luminous in darkness and never suffers eclipse. The violinicus universalis is ineradicable. In all climates, its presence is manifested by uniform symptoms, to-wit; intoxication and indifference to wealth. Nor — trade term as printed: "violinicus" (near match, edit distance 3) — surname not established — the line carries a trade term but no surname resolves to it — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Ole, It scan page 48, line 9 mention only — no record here yet
It is a matter of interest to note the varying opinions of violin players concerning the varying tone in the violins of the great violin-builders. — trade term as printed: "violin-builders" — surname inherited from the headword at line 3: "Ole Bull demanded four octaves of musical tone from each violin-string." — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Gentlemen, Stainer scan page 234, line 9 draft record
- Lecture, Stainer scan page 234, line 9 draft record