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Scan 122
Chats on violins, 1905
4 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1soul, it answered in tones more mellow, more clear, and more exquisite than a Strad that had been throbbing and pulsating for years.
3In fact this wonderful fiddle has given a direct denial to the rooted opinion that mellowness and beauty of tone come from the constant vibrations of sound-waves through the pores of the wood. Its evidence seems to have brought out two facts plainly: first, that a violin is made more excellent by age (provided it is a good violin in the first place); and secondly, that the rushing of sound-waves through the pores of the wood is not a necessary part of its perfecting.
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