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A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments in the South Kensington museum, preceded by an essay on the history of musical instruments, 1874
26 lines. Read by computer on 14 September 2026. Printed page 342. See the scan on archive.org.
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3FIVE-STRINGED Viol. Called by the French Quinton.
4Labelled inside with the inscription, Antonius Gragnani fecit, Anno 1741. Italian. 18th century. With it is placed a fluted bow made by Betts in the 18th century.
6Betts and Dodd are the English makers whose bows are held in the highest esteem.
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10SIX-STRINGED Viol. Called by the French Par-dessus.
11French. 17th century.
13With this instrument is placed an old-fashioned bow of the kind known in England as the Corelli-bow. It has no screw for tightening or slackening the hair, and is altogether different in shape from our present violin bow.
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17VIOLIN. The work, if we may rely on the label inside, of Gaspar di Salo, the celebrated Italian maker, whose instruments date from about 1560 to 1610.
19Varnish and colour are nearly gone, but the tone of this instrument is far better than its appearance indicates.
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23VIOLIN. Oblong. English. Beginning of the 18th century.
25A curiosity in its way, and worthy of examination, if only as an evidence that the usual form of the violin is the best hitherto discovered for the acoustic perfection of the instrument.
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