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Scan 55
Notes on the Construction of the Violin, 1902
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1of the Violin
3Having established the fact of a remarkable similarity in the woods used by the chief of all violin-makers, Savart deduced therefrom many interesting con-
5proportionately the same width; then if this rod were reduced to the same length and thickness as the standard rod, the number of its vibrations would be
7\[
8N = n \frac{T l^2}{t L^2}
9\]
11Theoretically the value of the note is independent of the width of the rod; but for practical reasons the width should be comparatively small in relation to the length; and one-tenth is a good proportion. If the thickness is one-half of the width, the rod when struck on the edge should give very approximately the octave above the note emitted when struck on the flat.
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