Scan 202

The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871

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1GENERAL INDEX.

3Illustrations are marked thus *

5A holy fiddle …………………………………………….. 179

6Air-mass, characteristics of ……………………………… 38

7Amati Andrew …………………………………………….. 133

8Amati, Jerome and Anthony …………………………… 133

9Amati, Nicholas, son of Jerome ……………………….. 134

10Amati, Nicholas, brother of Andrew ………………….. 134

11Amati violins, possessors of …………………………. 135

12Amber, description of ………………………………….. 165

13Amber not in Cremona varnish ……………………….. 162

14American clips, * ……………………………………… 105

15An adroit sell ………………………………………….. 175

16Angle of position of neck ……………………………… 108

17Arching models described* …………………………….. 92

18Awl for indenting * ……………………………………. 112

19Azarol probably used in violin making ………………. 81

20Back, formation of arching of ………………………… 94

21Back, how to graduate ………………………………… 96

22Back, mathematical proportions of ………………….. 118

23Backs, methods of holding …………………………….. 93

24Back varies from re3 to re4#3 …………………………. 55

25Back and breast, different sounds of ………………… 35

26Backs thickest in centre ………………………………. 75

27Baked wood, characteristics of ……………………….. 81

28Bass-bar, erroneous opinion regarding ……………….. 100

29Bass-bar, formation of described …………………….. 99

30Bass-bar in Savart's fiddle …………………………… 124

31Bass-bar in Vuillaume's copies ……………………….. 100

32Bass-bar, mathematical proportions of ………………. 120

33Bass-bar, mean sizes of ………………………………. 99

34Bass-bar, new form of ………………………………… 178

35Bass-bar, proper position of …………………………. 100

36Belly, method of glueing on ………………………….. 108

37Belly varies from do4#3 to re3 ………………………… 55

38Belly, weight supported by ……………………………. 65

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