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The Instruments of the Modern Orchestra and Early Records of the Precursors of the Violin Family, in Two Volumes, Vol. I- Modern Orchestral Instruments, 1910
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1strata of air. But when the strings rest on a wooden bridge, the molecular vibration, communicated to them by the fingers through the keys and hammers, is transmitted by the bridge to the soundboard in shocks, which are repeated by the surrounding atmosphere: thus, are sounds produced, the intensity and force of character of which are directly governed by the quality of the blow or pressure brought to bear upon the strings by the performer.
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