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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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1LIST OF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
3Five-valve Euphonium, page 59. Messrs. Besson & Co.
4Cup-shaped Mouthpiece, page 60. Messrs. Besson & Co.
5Short Action Bass, page 61. Messrs. Rudall Carte & Co.
6Bombardon, 4 valve, or Bass Tuba, page 62. Messrs. Hawkes & Son.
7B-Flat Bass Contrabass Tuba, page 64. Messrs. Hawkes & Son.
8Helicon or Contrabass, pages 66-7. Messrs. Hawkes & Son.
9Helicon or Contrabass (in use), page 69. Messrs. Boosey & Co.
10Bass Tuba in F', page 72. Messrs. Besson & Co. one of two readings
11Bass Tuba in F, page 72. Messrs. Besson & Co. one of two readings
12Valve Trombone, page 77. Messrs. Hawkes & Son.
13Tenor Trombone, pages 78-9. Messrs. Hawkes & Son.
14Contrabass Trombone, page 81. Messrs. Boosey & Co.
15Double-slide Trombone, page 82. Messrs. Rudall Carte & Co.
16Valve Trumpet, page 86. Messrs. Hawkes & Son.
17Bach Trumpet. Messrs. Besson & Co.
18Slide Trumpet, page 86. Messrs. Köhler & Co.
19Bass Trumpet, page 87. Messrs. Besson & Co.
20Doublophone, page 92. Messrs. Besson & Co.
21Cornet, page 94. Messrs. Besson & Co.
22Victory Cornet, page 96. Messrs. Besson & Co.
23Cornet with Enharmonic Valves, plate. Messrs. Besson & Co.
24Cornet with Conical Valves, Klussmann's Patent, plate. Messrs. Rudall Carte & Co.
25"Emperor" Strad Violin, page 100. Messrs. Hart & Son.
26Viola, page 111. Messrs. Hart & Son.
27Violoncello, page 114. Messrs. Hart & Son.
28Double Bass with Bow, 3 Strings, page 117. Messrs. Metzler & Co.
29Pianoforte, page 122. Messrs. Erard & Son.
30Underside of Soundboard, page 124. Messrs. Broadwood & Sons.
31Stringing and Framing, page 125. Messrs. Broadwood & Sons.
32Stringing and Framing, page 127. Messrs. Steinway & Co.
33Bass End of Hammers and Checks, page 128. Messrs. Broadwood & Sons.
34Treble End with Levers, page 128. Messrs. Broadwood & Sons.
35One Note of the Action of a Grand Pianoforte, Herz-Erard-Broadwood page 130. Messrs. Broadwood & Sons.
36Grand Pianoforte, page 131. Messrs. C. Bechstein & Co.
37Double Action Harp, page 141. Messrs. Erard & Sons.
38Chromatic Harp, page 151. Messrs. Pleyel, Wolff & Co.
39Kettledrum with Instantaneous System of Tuning, page 163. Messrs. G. Potter & Co. (Aldershot).
40Diagrams A and B for Kettledrum with Instantaneous System of Tuning, page 164. Messrs. G. Potter & Co. (Aldershot).
41Orchestral Drum, page 165. Messrs. Besson & Co.
42Glockenspiel, page 168. Messrs. Boosey & Co.
43Parsifal Bell Instrument, page 173. From a photograph presented by the maker, Herr Ludwig Schweisgut, of Carlsruhe.
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