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INTRUMENTSO F THE MODERN ORCHESTRA & EARLY RECORD OF THE PRECURSORS OF THE VIOLIN FAMILY, 1910
19 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 41. See the scan on archive.org.
1THE HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN and other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present. Also an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign. With Coloured Frontispiece and numerous Full-page Illustrations and Cuts. By WILLIAM SANDYS, F.S.A., and SIMON ANDREW FORSTER. 390 pages, 8vo, cloth, 7s. 6d. net (published at 14s.)
3THE VIOLIN, Its History and Construction. Illustrated and Described from all Sources. Together with a List of Tyrolese and Italian Makers. With Twenty-nine Illustrations and Folding Example of the First Music Issued for the Lute, Viol and Voice. From the German. of ABELE and NIEDERHEITMAN. By JOHN BROADHOUSE. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s.
5"The learned and instructive treatise of Abele, skilfully rendered by J. Broadhouse and supplemented by a version of Niederheitmann's list of Italian and Tyrolese violin makers, a compilation invaluable to collectors and connoisseurs of rare fiddles * * * a work which forms a noteworthy addition to the small number of English books upon this interesting subject."—Scotsman. one of two readings
6"The learned and instructive treatise of Abele, skilfully rendered by J. Broadhouse and supplemented by a version of Niederheitmann's list of Italian and Tyrolese violin makers, a compilation invaluable to collectors and connoisseurs of rare fiddles *** a work which forms a noteworthy addition to the small number of English books upon this interesting subject."—Scotsman. one of two readings
8The importance of this work has been long recognised on the Continent, where it is eagerly sought for at a high price. The above is a full translation, special attention has been given to a proper rendering of technical portions.
10INFORMATION FOR PLAYERS, Owners, Dealers and Makers of Bow Instruments, Also for String Manufacturers. Taken from Personal Experiences, Studies and Observations. By WILLIAM HEPWORTH. With Illustrations of Stainer and Guarnerius Violins and Guage of Millimetres and Centimetres, etc. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
12CONTENTS:—The Pegs—Neck—Fingerboard—Bridge—Tail-Piece—Saddle—Violin Holder—Tail-pin—Bar—Sound Post—On the Stringing of Bow Instruments in General Use—Strings—Rosin—Cleaning of the Instrument and the Bridge—Bow—Violin Case—Repairs—Preservation—Conclusion.
14HOW TO MAKE A VIOLIN, Practically Treated. By J. BROADHOUSE. New and Revised Edition. With 47 Illustrations and Folding Plates and many Diagrams, Figures, etc. Crown 8vo, bevelled cloth, 3s. 6d.
16CONTENTS:—Introduction—The Parts of the Violin—On the Selection of Wood—The Tools Required—The Models—The Mould—The Side-pieces and Side Linings—The Back—Of the Belly—The Thickness of the Back and Belly—The Bass Bar—The Purfling—The Neck—The Finger-Board—The Nut and String Guard—Varnishing and Polishing—Varnishes and Colouring Matter—The Varnish—A Mathematical Method of Constructing the Outline—The Remaining Accessories of the Violin.
18This new edition has had the advantage of being revised throughout by a celebrated violin maker.
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