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Scan 60
The violin : how to choose one, 1893
14 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 56. See the scan on archive.org.
1player. Any kind of stick is good enough for the trifler who never plays for above ten minutes at a time, but the player who works for hours on end should have every advantage which wisdom or experience can suggest, or skill and art supply.
3The Nut.
5The width of the nut from the stick to the hair should be carefully adjusted to the size of the player's thumb. A large thumb calls for more space, but the space should never be large enough to allow of any slipping or shoggling after the back of the thumb has been turned out against the hair. The slide of the nut against the stick should work so closely that no movement from side to side of the nut is possible. A good bow is frequently warped by a loose fitting nut; and a bow apparently warped is frequently cured by the substitution of a closer fitting slide screw in the nut.
7A Warped Bow.
9A bow which is really warped may be cured by the application of dry heat as already described in "The Secrets of Violin Playing" (price 1s., Edinburgh: Köhler & Son, North Bridge), but as few players have the necessary skill and patience for the task, it is better to hand over the bow to some patient and conscientious artist, such as Edward Brookfield, 1 Railway Street, Southport, who makes a speciality of such work. Brookfield's charge for an ordinary bow is 2s. 6d.; for a fine one 5s., the carriage both ways being paid by the owner. A bow may be sent in a small wooden box, or tied against a piece of wood, quite safely by parcel post for 3d. The wrapping of
11SILVER THREAD
13round the stick is a fashion which dies hard among bow makers; it looks pretty, and so helps to attract the eyes of those who admire pretty things not specially useful, and therefore may be said to help to sell the bow. It also helps to sell to a certain extent the buyer, for after a little wear it comes curling off, and is a source of much trouble and
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