Scan 81
The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887
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1THE VIOLIN.
3TENSION OF VIOLIN STRINGS.
4Ascertained by hanging a dead weight on the end of the string.
6<table>
7 <tr>
8 <th rowspan="2">Number of the String.</th>
9 <th rowspan="2">SIZE.</th>
10 <th colspan="2">Tension, in lbs. weight, hung on the end of the String to bring it to Concert Pitch.</th>
11 <th colspan="2">Downward Pressure on the Bridge.</th>
12 <th colspan="2">Downward Pressure on the Bass Foot of the Bridge.</th>
13 </tr>
14 <tr>
15 <th>lbs.</th>
16 <th>lbs. ozs.</th>
17 <th>lbs. ozs.</th>
18 <th>lbs. ozs.</th>
19 </tr>
20 <tr>
21 <td>1st</td>
22 <td>Thick</td>
23 <td>23</td>
24 <td>10 3½</td>
25 <td>10 3½</td>
26 <td>—</td>
27 <td>—</td>
28 </tr>
29 <tr>
30 <td>,,</td>
31 <td>Medium</td>
32 <td>22</td>
33 <td>9 12</td>
34 <td>9 12</td>
35 <td>—</td>
36 <td>—</td>
37 </tr>
38 <tr>
39 <td>,,</td>
40 <td>Small</td>
41 <td>18</td>
42 <td>8 0</td>
43 <td>8 0</td>
44 <td>—</td>
45 <td>—</td>
46 </tr>
47 <tr>
48 <td>2nd</td>
49 <td>Thick</td>
50 <td>15½</td>
51 <td>6 14</td>
52 <td>4 9½</td>
53 <td>2 4½</td>
54 <td>—</td>
55 </tr>
56 <tr>
57 <td>,,</td>
58 <td>Medium</td>
59 <td>15½</td>
60 <td>6 11½</td>
61 <td>4 7½</td>
62 <td>2 4</td>
63 <td>—</td>
64 </tr>
65 <tr>
66 <td>,,</td>
67 <td>Small</td>
68 <td>13½</td>
69 <td>6 0</td>
70 <td>4 0</td>
71 <td>2 0</td>
72 <td>—</td>
73 </tr>
74 <tr>
75 <td>3rd</td>
76 <td>Thick</td>
77 <td>13½</td>
78 <td>5 14</td>
79 <td>1 15½</td>
80 <td>3 14¾</td>
81 <td>—</td>
82 </tr>
83 <tr>
84 <td>,,</td>
85 <td>Medium</td>
86 <td>12¾</td>
87 <td>5 10½</td>
88 <td>1 13¾</td>
89 <td>3 12¾</td>
90 <td>—</td>
91 </tr>
92 <tr>
93 <td>,,</td>
94 <td>Small</td>
95 <td>11</td>
96 <td>4 14</td>
97 <td>1 10</td>
98 <td>3 4</td>
99 <td>—</td>
100 </tr>
101 <tr>
102 <td>4th</td>
103 <td>Thick</td>
104 <td>11</td>
105 <td>4 14</td>
106 <td>—</td>
107 <td>4 14</td>
108 <td>—</td>
109 </tr>
110 <tr>
111 <td>,,</td>
112 <td>Medium</td>
113 <td>10½</td>
114 <td>4 10½</td>
115 <td>—</td>
116 <td>4 10½</td>
117 <td>—</td>
118 </tr>
119 <tr>
120 <td>,,</td>
121 <td>Small</td>
122 <td>Say 10</td>
123 <td>4 7</td>
124 <td>—</td>
125 <td>4 7</td>
126 <td>—</td>
127 </tr>
128 <tr>
129 <td colspan="2">The total of four Thick Strings is</td>
130 <td>62¾</td>
131 <td>27 13½</td>
132 <td>16 12</td>
133 <td>11 1¼</td>
134 <td>—</td>
135 </tr>
136 <tr>
137 <td colspan="2">Do. Four Small Strings</td>
138 <td>52½</td>
139 <td>23 5</td>
140 <td>13 10</td>
141 <td>9 11</td>
142 <td>—</td>
143 </tr>
144</table>
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