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Violin tone and violin makers, 1916
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1CONTENTS
3CHAPTER XXI
5NOTES ON TONE
7CARRYING POWER: Carrying power distinct from loudness of tone—True toned violin rarely seems loud to the player—How such violins are abused—What players do not always realise—Carrying power and its relation to tone explained. QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY: A quotation very much to the point—A warning to be remembered—Importance of good tone—The player's limits in tone—How the violin's tone-capacity affects the player. FLEXIBILITY OF TONE: The meaning of flexibility—What the tone loses without it—Its importance to the student and artist. TONE FAILURE: Violins which "lose their voice"—Conditions responsible—Reasons suggested for the failure in old violins and new. FIDDLES CLASSIFIED: Difficulties of tonal classification render results only approximately accurate—May be roughly divided into four groups: (1) Superior tone—The violins possessing it; (2) Excellent tone—Where it is found—Difficulties of selection—Ancient and modern fiddles—Human limits and consecutive reproduction of superior tone; (3) Good tone—Wide range for selection. Where this tone is usually found. Expert advice essential in selection; (4) "Just Fiddles"—What they are—Their legitimate place—Those to whom they bring pleasure. A STRANGE BELIEF: A quotation and comments thereon—"Stradivari as a failure if living to-day!" TONE HEALTH: Some habits and fallacies—Fresh air and the fiddle—Musty fiddle cases—The carelessness of violinists—A suggested vandalism. TONAL MISJUDGMENT: A few instances—A professional violinist and two violins—The opinions of himself and those of his hearers—A Stradivari violin and a talented amateur—His mistake and the result—An artist, an expert, and a poor toned violin—The result—Some great players and their tone—Where it fails—A player of ability and a factory fiddle—Its "suitable" tone—Accessories and tone—The important accessories of the violin—The sound
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