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The violin : how to choose one, 1893
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19th Edition, with 20 Engravings from Photos, 1s.; Cloth, 1s. 6d.
3THE SECRETS OF VIOLIN PLAYING,
4BEING FULL INSTRUCTIONS AND
5HINTS TO VIOLIN PLAYERS
6For the Perfect Mastery of the Instrument.
7By the Author of "The Violin: How to Master it," &c.
9CONTENTS.
11CHAPTER I.—The purpose of the Work—Violin Players—The Trifler—The Showy Player—The Model Player—Holding the Violin—Chin-Rests (Illustrated)—The Spoon, Double Ridge, Spohr, Adjustable, Voigt's Shoulder, and New Vulcanite Chin-Rests—Their Advantages and Disadvantages Analysed and Explained.
13CHAPTER II.—Holding the Violin—Variations of the Position of the Left Hand (Illustrated)—The Normal Position—The Firm Position—The Free Position—The Anticipating Position.
15CHAPTER III.—The Management of the Bow—The Action of the Fourth Finger (Illustrated)—The Position of the Thumb—The Left Hand—Flexible Fingering: How to attain it—Cork Stretching (Illustrated)—New Finger Stretching Exercise—The best Exercise ever written for the Violin—Stretching the Thumb.
17CHAPTER IV.—How to Judge and Select Strings—How to Keep and Improve Strings—The Points of a Good String—The Fourth String: How to use it—Preparing Strings for Solo Playing—The 'A' Spring Catcher.
19CHAPTER V.—Adjusting the Violin—The Bridge—The Sound Post—The Strings—The Bass Bar—Resetting the Neck and Finger Board—Lining or 'Sandwiching'—The Pegs—The Patent Holdfast Peg—The New Peg Turner.
21CHAPTER VI.—Violins, Old and New—The Adjuster—Rusty Cremonas—Frauds for the Experienced—Mixed Cremonas—False Tickets and Real—The most reliable Experts—How to Judge G'd Violins.
23CHAPTER VII.—Frauds for the Inexperienced—Frauds in Bows—How to Judge, Select, and Preserve a Bow—Restoring the Spring of a Bow—Cleaning the Hair of the Bow.
25CHAPTER VIII.—Tone, Forced and Developed—Getting beyond Rules—Consolation to the Solo Player—The Close Shake: How to Master it.
27CHAPTER IX.—Concluding Advice—The Earless Scraper—Common Faults of Advanced Players—Duet Playing—Orchestral Playing—Solo Playing—List of Effective Solos—The Powers of the Violin.—Appendix Women as Instrumentalists, &c.
29"A book which we confidently recommend to both amateur and professional performers. The subject is dealt with very fully, and the first part contains a large number of practical illustrations. The chapters dealing with the sale and purchase of old violins are amusing, and the whole work will be found both interesting and instructive."—Whitehaven News.
31"A book which will be greatly relished by violin players everywhere, and which conveys its 'tips' and hints, and cautions and lessons, in such clear, forcible language, and in such a felicitous style, that the book may be read with interest by any one, though no violinist will scan its pages save with both pleasure and profit."—Dundee Advertiser.
33"The author well understands the method of making a technical subject interesting. Violinists will find the book a complete repertory on the most approved styles of holding the violin, the management of the bow, the selection and care of strings, the best method of practice, &c."—People's Friend.
35EDINBURGH: E. KÖHLER & SON, NORTH BRIDGE.
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