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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1sphere, and fascinated by the swift chords of enchantingly sonorous pearls which melodiously emanate upon our ears with a sweetness indescribable. The earliest bows, as can well be imagined, were of the rudest and most primitive form, being, strictly speaking, real "bows," or arcs of bent cane, having a number of hairs attached to both ends, to keep them in the requisite position. The first improvement which we find, representations of such being obtained from monumental drawings, is in the bow being formed or cut quite straight from the wood, having both projections on the ends an equal depth, with the hair fixed permanently therein, whilst a century or two afterwards the moveable nut was formed, and at a still later period a loop was made on the hair, which fitted into a notched metallic plate, by which means the player was enabled to graduate the tension. At a period subsequent to this, those primitive methods gave place to other improvements, viz., the substitution of a screw for regulating the tension, whilst the outline approached more closely in form to our modern bow. In the eighteenth century the bow arrived at great perfection through the scrupulous care and attention of that celebrated French maker, Francois Tourte, who has left a lasting fame throughout Europe. The bows of this maker, from their excellent quality, were high in price, and now it is almost impossible to obtain them from their having been anxiously sought after by many of our finest professional violinists and collectors of such worthy mementoes; but excellent bows are now to be had by several other distinguished makers, and, what
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