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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1wheel or pulley on which the string was first wound upon the other; by reason that the string but just fill the bore of the stud, weights or spring must be used to the two pulleys to give the string a proper tension." A patent for a method of making silk strings was obtained by Peter Nouaille, on January 22nd, 1774, No. 1062. Raw silk of the finest and whitest quality is soaked in an animal or vegetable mucus, then spun into strings, after which they are varnished. A method of rendering gut, silk, or other strings waterproof was patented by Isaac Hawkins, No. 2446, November 13, 1800. A patent for an improvement in covering strings with gold or platina wire, was obtained by William Bundy, on April 24, 1811, No. 3436; whilst in 1854, March 11, No. 589, John Maynard claims provisional protection for an improvement in covering strings, from wire made from a particular composition of metals.
3CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD STRINGS.
5A good violin string ought to be perfectly cylindrical from one extremity to the other, having a regular thickness throughout, and possess the necessary elasticity. A packet of strings upon being compressed, or bent together, ought not to change colour, or the united parts to break, but to quickly return to their original shape. They ought also to be transparent throughout their entire length, like a thread of glass, and possess no wavy or curled markings. The best, second, and third strings are of a transparent white; the firsts not being so white, but perfectly transparent.
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