Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 44

Chats to violin students on how to study the violin, 1895

4 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 28. See the scan on archive.org.

1appearance" in my native town, Keighley. To shew that my studies were carried on under difficulties, I may say that before I went under Molique I had lessons with a professor in Bradford named Baker, and as the train service did not then extend in that district, I used to walk to my lesson, a distance of ten miles, once a week, whilst I generally got a lift back in the carrier's cart.
3It is possible of course to practise incorrectly so that the time is really wasted. Therefore it is always advisable to be well guided and instructed as many hours of work will thus be saved. It is useful to have a good sized looking-glass in front of which to practise, it prevents the student getting into careless ways while practising.

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