Scan 105
The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1884
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1THE STRINGS.
3cutting A D at the point 8 in that scale. Then, if the tension of a string be 18 lbs., the downward pressure on the bridge will be 8 lbs.; and therefore for the above angle, the downward pressure of any string on the bridge will be 1-18 = 4-9ths of the tension of that string.
5The whole of the downward pressure of the 1st string falls upon the Treble Foot of the Bridge.
7The downward pressure of the 2nd string is about 2-3rds on the Treble Foot of the Bridge, and 1-3rd on the Bass Foot.
9The downward pressure of the 3rd string is about 1-3rd on the Treble Foot, and 2-3rds on the Bass Foot.
11The whole of the downward pressure of the 4th string falls upon the Bass Foot of the Bridge.
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