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A Review Of Ancient And Modern Violin Making, 1899
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1tended for, then there has been but very little of it found, if one may judge by the innumerable failures. When or by whom the idea that a violin must have soft wood for the top was first started and finally settled upon I do not know, but I have proven to my own perfect satisfaction that the theory is wrong. That he, or they, in conducting the experiments have shown a lamentable lack of qualification for such work. This matter has been the ground of as much theorizing as any other part of the violin. These theorists have blindly accepted the statement without investigation, or if investigated at all, it was conducted with as little science as by those who first established the theory. My researches show that any wood that is proper for the ribs and back is even better for the top than wood of a different density, and consequently of a different nature. The fact will appeal to common sense that the same wood throughout will give a more uniform vibration. All that is required to make this a success is a slight change in the graduation, and also a change in air capacity, varied according to the density of the wood. These facts will eventually be recognized and accepted. No doubt there will
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