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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
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1when it is considered that scarcely two Violins can be found of exactly identical structure it must be admitted that the difficulties in the way of laying down any set of hard and fast rules for their regulation seem to be insuperable.
3The next important feature of the internal organism is the sound-post, which serves many purposes. The sound passes through it to the back, it gives support on the right side of the instrument, and lastly, regulates the power and quality of the sound. If we accept the sound-bar as the nervous system of a Violin, the sound-post may be said to perform the functions of the heart with unerring regularity. The pulsations of sound are regulated by this admirable contrivance. If mellowness of quality is sought, a slight alteration of its position or form will produce a favourable change of singular extent; if intensity of tone be requisite, the sound-post is again the regulator. It must, of course, be understood that its power of changing the quality of the tone is limited in proportion to the constitutional powers of the instrument in each case. It is not pretended that a badly constructed instrument can be made a good one by means of this subtle regulator, any more than a naturally weak person can be made robust by diet and hygiene.
5The position of the sound-post is usually one-eighth to three-eighths of an inch behind the right foot of the bridge, the distance being variable according to the model of the instrument. If the
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