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Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
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1CONTENTS
3not its tone—Why the dealer should give a tone guarantee—How it could be done—Mere statements regarding tone not enough—An independent judge needed—The present situation reviewed—The perfect violin model—The modern maker's relation thereto—How the critics view his work—The player without a guide to tone—His procedure under the circumstances—No standard of tone recognised by experts—The resulting difficulties—Capable judges of tone—The unsatisfactory judge 68-76
5CHAPTER XIII
6HOW TO TEST A VIOLIN'S TONE
7An infallible method—The violin weighed in an impartial and accurate balance 77-79
9CHAPTER XIV
10EFFECT OF AGE ON TONE
11Most theories held as mere beliefs—Mellowness of tone and age—Reasons why age is not responsible for mellowness—How mellow tone is created—The real effect of age on the instrument and its tone—Its effect purely mechanical—An appeal to violin lovers 80-85
13CHAPTER XV
14VARNISH AND TONE
15A controversial subject—Effect of varnish on tone—Why it is misunderstood—Why experiments fail—The governing factor—The effect of a fine oil varnish—How the effect of the best varnish may be nullified 86-89
17CHAPTER XVI
18TONE AND THE VIOLIN PLAYER
19Relationship between player and violin—The inexpert, beginner, amateur, artist, and tone—The player's relation to tone: an illustration—The gulf between player and fiddle—Artist and player—Why players fail or succed in tone 90-94
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