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Scan 70
The violin : how to choose one, 1893
8 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. Printed page 66. See the scan on archive.org.
1Next grasp the neck firmly, with the bottom resting on the bench, and bow the under edge of the lower block, and you get E, thus—
3Then rest the back on a bit of wood or cork about opposite to where the sound-post should be, and bow on the outer edge of the lower block, and we get the notes A and A, not as a chord, but separately with different pressure of the bow on the same place
5Next, to get at the foundation of these, we take the back from the ribs, and see what it has to say for itself. First rest the back on a bit of cork or wood, resting on a bench, opposite to where the sound-post should be, the thumb keeping it firmly in position thus—
7Bow the lower, that is the tailpiece, end of the back. This for reference we may call No. 1; held in the same position, but bowing at the button, will be No. 2; the button end held on the bench thus—
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