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How to make a violin. And Violin notes by Ole Bull, 1900
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1CHAPTER XVII.
3THE VARNISH.
5THE MS. "Violin Notes" left by Ole Bull, contain the following interesting observations:
7"In a search after an elucidation of this so-called lost art, three facts immediately present themselves: first, this varnish was employed by the very earliest of the Italian makers as well as the later; second, its use was common only in Italy; third, it ceased to be applied to violins after A.D. 1750-60.
9"In texture this varnish is extremely supple; it will yield to pressure, but breaks or scales off under a sudden blow. It is entirely transparent, and of all shades of brown, red and yellow. The vehicle in which the gums and colours are dissolved is an oil. Applied to a violin, it compacts the tone together, without
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