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Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
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1CONTENTS
3CHAPTER VII
4OLD TONE AND NEW—A CONTEST
5The Paris competition of 1912 reported by the Daily Mail correspondent—The more extended report of Mr. D. I. Cardozo and its particular interest—Six old violins compete with six new violins—How the competition was arranged—The violins and their makers—The result of the contest—The winner's advice to violin makers—Obvious criticisms on the contest—The result decisive—Great strides in tone since the contest—The importance of these comparisons to the violinist—Comparison between the ancient and modern violin maker 43-50
7CHAPTER VIII
8A DOUBLE-BARRELLED THEORY
9A consideration of some of the pitfalls besetting the tone-seeker—The accommodating qualities of age—The permanency of tone—Why the age theory is advanced—Sowing the seeds of suspicion—The result 51-52
11CHAPTER IX
12THE EXPERT DEALER
13Two kinds of dealers—The "expert" dealer's first consideration—His stock-in-trade—Why he does not exploit new violins—His one serious trouble—His view of tone—What he considers violins are not purchased for—Why he prospers—The type of dealer that is opposed to him—The genuine dealer and expert—The reliability of famous houses—Hazards confronting the buyer and how they may be avoided 53-57
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