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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
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1in tender condition, showing apparently greater age than the date of the ticket, and rendering it not improbable that it might have been only repaired at that time. It has no bridge, or tail-piece, or strings at present. It is 22 inches in length (about that of a violin), 9½ in width, and 2 in depth at the deepest part; the finger-board being 10½ inches long. It is a curious and interesting relic (Fig. 8). The following is a copy of the ticket:—
3maid in the paris of
4anirhengel by Richard
5Evans Instruments maker
6In the year 1742.
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