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

Books › The 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 numerous illustrations, 1864 › scan 51

Scan 51

The 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 numerous illustrations, 1864

8 lines. Read by computer on 29 August 2026. Printed page 34. See the scan on archive.org.

1the instrument, thus serving also for a sound-post. There is no proof, however, of this example having been of ancient date. It is stated to have been thus tuned:—
3![A drawing of a violin-like instrument with four strings and a sound hole.](https://i.imgur.com/3Q5z5QG.png)
5FIG. 8.
7We have only been able to meet with one existing specimen, which by the kindness of Charles W. G. Wynne, Esq. we have had an opportunity of examining and of giving a drawing. The wood is worm-eaten and

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