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A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments; together with an account of the most celebrated makers, and of the genuine characteristics of their instruments;, 1860
61 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 91. See the scan on archive.org.
1Medard, 69.
2Mezzadie, 64.
3Model; method of tracing a beautiful one, 53.
4Möhser, 41.
5Musical pitch, rise in, noticed, 22*, 76.
6Naumann, adds the low E-string to the guitar, 28.
7Neck, form of; and nature of the wood, 79.
8——— how fastened to the violin, 33.
9——— length of the, 60.
10——— position of the, 33.
11Old violins, more bad ones than good, 48*.
12Otto first covered the D and G strings of the guitar, 29.
13Pasta, Domenico, 64.
14——— Gaetano, 64.
15Pegs, how to tighten them, 38.
16——— mechanical, to resist the tension of the strings, 38†.
17Petizeau, 38*.
18Pieces composing a violin, 1.
19Pitch, excessive rise in musical, 22*, 76.
20Prejudices of musical men, 40.
21Preservation of instruments, 30.
22Pressure of the strings on the belly of a violin, 22*.
23Rambaux, 42*.
24Rapport sur les Instruments de Musique (Fétis), 23*, 42*, 48*.
25Rauch, 7.
26Repair of instruments, 30.
27Riess, 7, 8.
28Rochlitz, 28*.
29Rode, 41.
30Rosin, 45.
31——— methods of preparing it, 46*.
32Rugger, Francis, 63.
33——— John Baptist, 64.
34——— Peter James, 64.
35——— Vincent, 64.
36Ruggerio, 24.
37Ruppert, 7, 10.
38Salo, Gaspar di, 60, 61, 80.
39Sapino, 62.
40Savart, 13*, 32*, 71—80.
41Scheinlein, 7, 8.
42Schlick, 3*.
43Schmidt, 7, 11, 11*, 26.
44Schonger, Francis, 7, 10.
45——— George, 7, 10, 26.
46Schubert, 30.
47Serafino, 64.
48Sides of a violin, how bent into form, 5.
49——— and side-linings, 59. one of two readings
50—— and side-linings, 59. one of two readings
51Silver violins, 2†.
52Sound-holes, 57, 76.
53Sound-post, 38, 42, 58.
54——— —— of glass, 38*. one of two readings
55——— of glass, 38*. one of two readings
56Spohr, 27*, 41.
57——— tail-piece invented by, 35*.
58——— his Violin School quoted, 10*, mentioned, 38*.
59Stamitz, 28.
60Statelmann, 7, 27.
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