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Scan 13

The violin, 1900

29 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1VII.—ON BOWING.
3The Bow must be placed across the Strings between the finger-board and the bridge, and should be moved at right angles to the instrument. The wrist should be loose and bent towards the face of the player, care being taken not to turn it too much upwards when playing near the nut. The bowing as shown in Fig. 9 is absolutely bad, and must be avoided by the pupil.
5![A violin with a bow placed incorrectly across the strings](../images/violin-bow-incorrect.png) one of two readings
6![A violin with a bow placed incorrectly across the strings](https://i.imgur.com/3Q5z5QG.png) one of two readings
8FIG. 9.
10VIII.—EXPLANATION OF SIGNS USED FOR BOWING.
12F down-bow.
13V up-bow.
14P near the point.
15M near the middle.
16N near the nut.
17WB with the whole bow.
18UH ,, ,, upper half.
19LH ,, ,, lower half.
20' firm stroke of the bow.
21. light stroke of the bow.
22– the bow not to leave the string.
24Purified and prepared resin is rubbed over the hair of the bow, to make it rough and enable it to grip the strings. After playing, the violin must be carefully wiped with a dry cloth to prevent the accumulation of dust and resin on the belly.
26IX.—THE ATTITUDE OF THE PERFORMER.
28The body should be erect and easy, the chest expanded, and the shoulders drawn back. Face the music-desk, standing a little to the left, as otherwise the violin would hide the music. The principal weight of the body must rest on the left foot (see Figs. 6 and 7), which should point straight towards the desk, the right foot being a little apart from the left, and pointed outward. (See Fig. 8.)

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