Books › 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, 1875 › scan 107
Scan 107
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, 1875
65 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1GENERAL INDEX.
3N.B.—The asterisk, dagger, &c., refer to the notes in the pages mentioned.
5Abele, 4*, 6†, 13†, 24†, 31*, 47†, 53*, 57†, 58*, 83*.
6Acevo, 62.
7Acribelle strings, 44*.
8Albani, 24, 67, 67*, 68.
9Amati, Andrew, 17*, 61.
10—— Anthony, 16, 20, 61, 62*, 67*.
11—— Jerome, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 57†, 61, 62*, 63.
12—— Nicholas, 16, 20, 24, 62, 62*, 63, 67, 67*.
13Artmann, 26, 27*.
15Bachmann, 7, 11, 26, 27.
16Back of violin, mode of constructing, 56.
17Bagatella, 53*, 58*.
18Baillot's Art du Violon, referred to, 82*.
19Balestiere, 66.
20Bass-bar, position of, 31, 58, 58*.
21—— proportions of, 30, 30*, 58.
22—— two of them in a violin, 50*, 51.
23—— weak in Stradivarius's violins, 21.
24Becker, 52.
25Belly of violin, mode of constructing, 4, 57.
26Bente, 61.
27Bergonzi, Carlo, 65, 66, 70*.
28—— Michael Angelo, 65, 66.
29Bindseil's Akustik, referred to, 79*.
30Binternagel or Bindernagel, 26, 27*.
31Bishop, John, 78*.
32Blocks, proportions of the, 59.
33Bow, description of. 82.
35Bow, improved by Vuillaume, 83.
36—— number of hairs in, 83, 83*.
37—— improved by Walker, 84*.
38Brass violins, 2†.
39Bridge, 36, 37, 37*, 58, 59, 79.
40Buchstädter, 7, 8.
41Budiani, 61.
42Bulletin of Paris National Industry Society, quoted, 3*.
44Cappa, 62.
45Chanot, naval officer and maker of the guitar-shaped violin, 3*, 58*, 72*.
46—— of Paris, 23†.
47—— George, of London, vi., 52, 73*, 86.
48Chin-mute, 85.
49Choron, 1*.
50Common violins, 2, 6*.
51Copper violins, 2†.
52Costa, Pietro della, 66.
53Cremonese violins, description of their structure, 16.
54—— proportions of, 16.
55(no line here) one of two readings
57Darche, 13*.
58Davidson, P., 32*, 53*, 67*, 78.
59Decombre, 68.
60Description des Machines, &c., referred to, 73*.
61Die Violine, by Abele, referred to, 4*, 6†, 13†, 31*, 57†, 58*, 83*.
62Die Musik und die musikalischen Instrumente, mentioned, 22*.
63Dodd, John, 83†.
64Distance of strings from the fingerboard of violin, 34, 34*.
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.