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How to Make a Violin, and Violin Notes by Ole Bull. Revised edition., 1910
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1The Remaining Accessories.
3"A good violin string ought to be perfectly cylindrical from one extremity to the other, having a regular thickness throughout, and possess the necessary elasticity. A packet of strings upon being compressed, or bent together, ought not to change colour, or the united parts to break, but to quickly return to their original shape. They ought also to be transparent throughout their entire length, like a thread of glass, and possess no wavy or curled markings. The best second and third strings are of a transparent white; the first not being so white, but perfectly transparent. If the first strings are very white, we may safely assume that they have been made from the intestines of animals which have been prematurely used by the manufacturer. The strings should be now and again oiled, preserved in oil-paper or bladder, and laid aside in covered tin boxes, in a dry place. For oiling the strings a small piece of woollen or other cloth may be used, upon which a few drops of olive or almond-oil are poured. If olive-oil is used, it should be purified by a mixture of lime
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