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The violin & its story : or, the history & construction of the violin, 1905
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1"THE STRAD" LIBRARY. No. XII.
3Crown 8vo., Cloth, 2/6, Post Free, 2/9.
5THE
6Repairing and Restoration
7of Violins.
8BY
9HORACE PETHERICK.
10Of the Music Jury, International Inventions Exhibition, South Kensington, 1885; International Exhibition, Edinburgh, 1890; Expert in Law Courts, 1891; Vice-President of the Cremona Society.
12WITH FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR.
14CONTENTS.
15The proper sort of glue—Its preparation and use—Loose finger-boards—Injuries to the scroll—Insertion of fresh wood—Fracture of peg-box and shell—Worn peg-holes—Refilling or boring same—Grafting—Lengthening the neck—Treatment of worm-holes—Fixing on graft on neck—Ways of removing the upper table and the neck—Cleansing the interior—Closing of cracks in upper table—Getting parts together that apparently do not fit—Treatment of warped lower table—Replacing old end blocks by new ones—Matching wood for large cracks—Repairing lost portions—Repairs to purfling—Removal of a fixed sound-post—Fitting a fresh part of worm-eaten rib—Lining a thin back—Fixing the bar—Varnishing, etc., etc.
17"The author is a man of wide experience, and with him it is a labour of love, so that few more suitable hands could be found for the task. To him fiddles are quite human in their characteristics, needing a 'physician within beck and call,' and developing symptoms capable of temporary alleviation or permanent cure, as the case may be, and no remedial measures are left undescribed."—Musical News.
19"Mr. Petherick is a man of wide experience in violins, so his hints about the treatment and care of the instrument are invaluable. His imaginary interviews are both clever and amusing, and moreover contain useful information of what to do, and avoid, in the treatment of violins."—Hereford Times.
21LONDON:
22"STRAD" OFFICE, 3, GREEN TERRACE, ROSEBERY AVENUE, E.C.
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