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Scan 13
The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1nature, may still occur, and should esteem it a particular favour were the critical reader to call my attention to such.
3Trusting that my little work may at least be the means of enabling the inexperienced mechanical amateur and violin dilettanti to understand the construction of the instrument in a general sense, and that it may also afford details sufficient to stimulate them to further researches in this laudable art, is the earnest wish of
5THE AUTHOR.
7ERRATA.
9Page 58, line 4, for "and to facilitate," read "viz., to facilitate."
10Page 72, line 8, ,, "and c the sound-post," read "and d the sound-post."
11Page 73, line 15, for "dimensions or," read "dimensions of."
12,, 82, ,, 2, ,, "harhness," ,, "harshness."
13,, 97, ,, 7, ,, "2 8/10 inches," ,, "2 4/10 inches."
14,, 105, ,, illustration, "Fig. 16," ,, "Fig. 19."
15,, 127, ,, 5, for "each are made," ,, "they are made."
16,, 172, ,, 15, ,, "arn ish," ,, "varnish."
17,, 183, ,, 42, ,, "reschian school," ,, "Breschian school,"
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