Scan 77
Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737), 1909
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1brought fairly close to the outer edge, helps to accentuate the light character; and the mitres, instead of going straight up the corners, as in the "Betts" and the majority of the 1698–1704 instruments, are now pointed across them in a more noticeable way than hitherto. We believe the brothers Amati, in their earlier instruments, were the first to turn the mitres of the purfling from the centre of the corners; but, owing principally to the latter being of different shape, they did not obtain such a good effect as did Stradivari. The archings of the model are worked in the same style as and even more rounded; but, on the whole, Stradivari's tendency was towards flattening the arch. The cutting of the sound-holes and the carving of the heads are broadly treated: the former, while retaining the same graceful curves and
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