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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1PREFACE.
3In writing upon such a subject as the present, wherein so much variety of matter is embraced, an author must, of necessity, have recourse to the works of others for reference; where this is the case, such writings have been specified either in the body of the work or in the foot-notes.
5My object is simply this:—To furnish for those violin-amateurs who may be unacquainted with the subject, such information,—however imperfect,—in a plain and intelligible form, as shall enable them not only to avoid some of the spurious rubbish which are too often palmed upon the unwary by disrespectful dealers, but also to assist those who may be mechanically inclined in a knowledge of the construction of the instrument.
7To the subscribers, and those gentlemen who have so kindly contributed to my violin-queries, by their obliging and candid replies, I return my sincere thanks; and, although care has been taken to avoid actual errors in the present treatise, I am fully aware that sundry omissions, or imperfections of a minor
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