Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 83

The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887

10 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1be 8 lbs.; and therefore for the above angle, the downward pressure of any string on the bridge will be 1-18th = 4-9ths of the tension of that string.
3The whole of the downward pressure of the 1st string falls upon the Treble Foot of the Bridge.
5The downward pressure of the 2nd string is about 2-3rds on the Treble Foot of the Bridge, and 1-3rd on the Bass Foot.
7The downward pressure of the 3rd string is about 1-3rd on the Treble Foot, and 2-3rds on the Bass Foot.
9The whole of the downward pressure of the 4th string falls upon the Bass Foot of the Bridge.

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