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A Review Of Ancient And Modern Violin Making, 1899
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1bration could be stopped at any desired period the violin would retain its power very much longer. It is well known that a violin might be laid away for a hundred years, and still possess the same characteristics it had when first made, except in some loss of power caused by age.
3With regard to testing wood, I very much doubt if the methods adopted have been sufficiently accurate to faithfully demonstrate what kind of wood was the best. If those conducting the test decided by the degree of resonance of the plate, it has not proven a safe guide, of which the poor results bear witness. Or, if they selected a less responsive quality, they were confronted with the same results—a few good, and many bad. As it stands, no rational choice can be made of the various woods used, for the fault is clearly more in the maker than the wood. When a workman is able to make two or more violins just alike, he may then make one of a different kind and quality of wood, and if he follows the same lines of construction he will then obtain a true test. This is absolutely the only way by which a true test can be made. If this statement is granted, then a true test has never
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