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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1remove all traces of soap, and then allowed to dry. In conclusion, let the young and inexperienced amateur beware of buying any of those abominable rubbish which are often palmed upon the unwary by disreputable dealers, at a favorite price of 7s. 6d., when, for the difference of a few shillings, he would have been enabled to purchase one by an eminent maker, from a respectable house, and which would have proved serviceable to him, instead of the former foreign and worthless toy, which was made for the mere purpose of finding its way into the market or mart of the cheat, there to be sold at a price exceeding six times its original cost.
3THE ROSIN.
5COMMON ROSIN, COLOPHONY.—A short description of this substance may prove interesting, as, to the violinist, this forms an article of indispensable necessity. Rosin is the residue left in the vessels after the distillation of turpentine, and is used by the druggist in the manufacture of some of his ointments, by the colorman in his varnishes, the shoemaker and saddler in their wax, in the yellow soaps of the soapmaker, and to a small extent by the perfume maker; whilst it is extensively employed by the wholesale manufacturer, in extracting the various oily bodies which it produces by destructive distillation and which are extensively used in the arts. Its specific gravity averages about 1.080, it softens at 160°, and enters into fusion at 275°. When the common rosin, which always contains water, is deprived of this by fusion, it
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