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The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, 1875
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1CONTENTS.
3SECTION I.—THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN.
4The Bow: its earliest appearance—The Crwth or "Crowd"—The Viol, Viola, Vielle, Rota, Rebec, Treble Viol, Bass Viol, Viol da Gamba, the Violin, "Piccoli Violini alla Francese"—Superiority of the Violin—Ancient Viols … … … … … 1—6
6SECTION II.—THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIOLIN.
7Characteristic differences of the Violin—The Sound-hole—The Scroll—The Bouts—Differences between ancient and modern Violins; material; tone; qualities of wood; the "whole back" and "slab-back;" mode of cutting—Constituent parts of the Violin—"Wolf notes"—Quack Violin Doctors … 7—20
9SECTION III.—ITALIAN AND OTHER STRINGS.
10Strings, their manufacture—Causes of Variation in quality—Gauging and selection—Modes of testing—Covered Strings … … … … … 21—27
12SECTION IV.—THE ITALIAN SCHOOL.
13Origin in the 15th century—Pre-eminence of the Italian School—Reflections on the causes of its early excellence and later decadence—Various types of Italian Violins—The Schools of Brescia, Venice, Cremona, Milan, and Naples … … … 28—39
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