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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1arching falling in gradual and beautiful curves, whilst the wood of which the instruments were formed was of the most choice figure, and of the finest sonorous qualities. The thicknesses have been reduced with mathematical accuracy, the back being very thick in the centre and diminishing gradually to the edges, whilst the breasts are formed upon an entirely different principle to those of Amati or Guarnerius. The \( f \) holes are exquisitely cut, and lie pretty near one another; the edges and corners are beautifully finished; the inlaying is neither so narrow nor so near to the edge as in some of the Amati instruments, whilst the varnish is generally of a brown or mahogany colour, although a few are of an orange or yellow tint. The interior of the instrument possesses the same perfection of workmanship, along with accuracy of proportions, which could only have been obtained after a lifetime of study. From the present high pitch, &c., the breasts of some of the instruments have sunk a little under the fourth string, which has necessitated the placing of a rather larger bass-bar in the instrument. The violoncellos of this eminent maker possess the same admirable perfections of quality and finish as his violins.
3This talented artist was born in Cremona* in 1644,
5* Cremona, of such illustrious note, is a town situated in the province of the same name in Lombardy, in Austrian Italy, about 45 miles S.E. from Milan, on the north bank of the river Po. The town contains many fine buildings, such as palaces and churches, and there are also many fine galleries of paintings. Silks, cottons, porcelain, and chemical products, are its chief
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