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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1in the middle. 5th. A screw is placed in the end of the tail-piece, which, pressing on the breast, lifts the tail-piece, and lessens the pressure of the strings on the bridge and breast of the instrument. 6th. Passing through the back of the violin, underneath the sound-post, is a screw by which the pressure of the sound-post against the breast can be regulated.
3Such were the particulars of this instrument which subsequently was modified by the following,—7th. There was no tail-piece or button, but the strings were fixed to the breast of the violin, half-way between the end and the bridge. The belly being veneered with a strip of hardwood, inside and out, holes were cut in this, through which the strings were fixed, and passed over a little nut (made from the upper veneer) on to the bridge. 8th. The bass-bar was made in the shape of an arch, and was placed under the left foot of the bridge, near the 4th string, and approached the middle at the ends. 9th. The sound-post was placed in front of the bridge.
5The box violin, made thus according to the method of Savart, will be found far superior in quality and intensity of tone to any of the common cheap violins. The chief drawback in this style of instrument is the difficulty in holding it with the chin, as the sides are considerably deeper than in the ordinary violin.
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