Scan 96
The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1909
10 lines. Read by computer on 1 October 2026. Printed page 56. See the scan on archive.org.
1Mark off on the scale A B as many divisions as there are lbs. in the tension of a string, for example 18, and from that point draw a line parallel to B D, cutting A D at the point 8 in that scale. Then, if the tension of a string be 18 lb., the downward pressure on the bridge will be 8 lb.; and therefore for the above angle the downward pressure of any string on the bridge will be \( \frac{1}{18} = \frac{4}{9} \) of the tension of that string.
3The whole of the downward pressure of the first string falls upon the Treble Foot of the Bridge.
5The downward pressure of the second string is about \( \frac{2}{3} \) on the Treble Foot of the Bridge, and \( \frac{1}{3} \) on the Bass Foot.
7The downward pressure of the third string is about \( \frac{1}{3} \) on the Treble Foot, and \( \frac{2}{3} \) on the Bass Foot.
9The whole of the downward pressure of the fourth string falls upon the Bass Foot of the Bridge.
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