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

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1sides, the instrument having no back, but a firm wooden rib or bar placed under the breast, and a spring underneath the sound post, for the purpose of resisting the tension of the strings. Such was the enthusiasm of the inventor, that he actually carried this process into execution upon a Stradivarius violin, by removing the back and substituting the foregoing contrivances, and with what result may be easily imagined, as the instrument was rendered utterly worthless so far as quality of tone was concerned, although the mere loudness was little diminished. For the particulars of his invention, see Patent No. 2446, Nov. 13, 1800. Another invention for keeping the strings of the violin and other musical instruments always in tune, was patented during the same year by Peter Litherland; for description, see No. 2430, July 31; whilst an invention for a somewhat analogous purpose was patented by Jubb in 1805, No. 2838, April 5. In 1788, C. Claggat patents an invention, whereby the tail piece of the violin may be brought to any desired angle, and as a consequence, a diminished pressure on the breast of the instrument may be produced, with greater facility of fixing and altering the sound post, No. 1664, August 15.
3In 1835, T. Howell claims certain improvements in the construction of the violin, violoncello, and double-bass, by increasing the length of the neck for greater facility of fingering, whilst the upper ends of the instruments are proportionally shortened, No. 6964, Dec. 21; and two years afterwards an invention is patented by J. F. Grosjean, consisting in the application of vitreous or crystallised substances to the surfaces of

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