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

Books › INTRUMENTSO F THE MODERN ORCHESTRA & EARLY RECORD OF THE PRECURSORS OF THE VIOLIN FAMILY, 1910 › scan 179

Scan 179

INTRUMENTSO F THE MODERN ORCHESTRA & EARLY RECORD OF THE PRECURSORS OF THE VIOLIN FAMILY, 1910

6 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 125. See the scan on archive.org.

1strata of air. But when the strings rest on a wooden bridge, the molecular vibration, communicated to them by the fingers through the keys and hammers, is transmitted
3![Fig. 3.—View of the Stringing and Framing of a Broadwood Grand.](https://i.imgur.com/3Q5z5QG.png)
5by the bridge to the soundboard in shocks, which are repeated by the surrounding atmosphere: thus, are sounds produced, the intensity and force of character of which are directly governed by the quality of the blow or pressure brought to bear upon the the strings by the performer.

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.