Scan 7

Old violins, 1905

24 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1CONTENTS

3CHAP. PAGE

4Prelude . . . . 7

5I. Violin Genesis . . . . 15

6II. Violin Constitution . . . . 22

7III. Violins at Brescia . . . . 30

8IV. Violins at Cremona . . . . 42

9V. Violins at Cremona (continued) . . . . 60

10VI. Violins in Germany . . . . 91

11VII. Violins in France . . . . 104

12VIII. Violins in England . . . . 118

13IX. Violin Varnish . . . . 146

14X. Violin Strings . . . . 153

15XI. Violin Bows . . . . 161

16XII. Violin Tarisio . . . . 171

17XIII. Violins at Mirecourt, Mittenwald, and Markneukirchen . . . 186

18XIV. Violin Treatment . . . . 198

19XV. Violin Dealers, Collectors, and Amateurs . . . 214

20Postlude . . . . 237

21Dictionary of Violin Makers . . . . 239

22Bibliography . . . . 281

23Description of Plates . . . . 287

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