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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
2 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. Printed page 187. See the scan on archive.org.
1One of the most complex details of violin playing is the art of introducing an initial pianissimo without any audible falling of the bow on the string, or a cutting short without attack. It is altogether a matter of flexibility, and the degree of virtuosity to which a violinist has attained may be very soon estimated by the manner in which he produces his ton filé, that even, sustained tone without crescendo or decrescendo.
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