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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
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1the owner consented. He resolved to remain by the Violin during the operation, painful though it would be to his feelings. He seated himself in a chair viewing the ominous preparations of horrible implements, &c., with the utmost concern. At length all was ready; the knife was heard to begin its work, and the usual crackling sound showed that the operation had began. A piteous groan was uttered by the Violin's loving master, and as the knife went round the belly, shriek after shriek did he utter. At last, when upon the completion of the painful operation, the doctor turned to submit the interior of the instrument to his patron, he was astonished to find he had swooned.
3AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BELLY OF A VIOLIN.
5Tartini discovered in 1734, that the pressure of the four strings on the belly of the Violin, was equivalent to a weight of 63 pounds. The strings were then thinner, and the bridge not so high as at present. The present pitch being nearly a whole tone higher than in 1734, the pressure of the four strings is equal to about 90 pounds. If the French pitch is universally adopted, old and valuable Violins will certainly be benefited.
7"GUARNERIUS" AT A DISCOUNT.
9With what tenacity do persons often cling to the fond belief that undoubted Raphaels, Cinque Cento
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