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Scan 14
Violins, old & new, 1887
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1constructed must be of a certain grain, density, and porosity, and that the use of wood of the best quality is not the result of a secret revealed to a few but of experiment and patient research. 3. That the shape of the two parts just mentioned materially influences the tone. 4. That STRADIVARIUS began with a high model, and experimented for forty years on the shape of the belly and back, gradually lowering his model, modifying his outline, and adopting the flat form. 5. That the flat model of STRADIVARIUS is that made by him in his matured years, gives out the finest tone, and is the most eagerly sought and highly prized by purchasers of his instruments. 6. That the violins of GUARNERIUS and the other makers who are held in the highest estimation next to the great STRADIVARIUS, are the most closely conformed to the best model (that is, the "flat" model) of the last-named maker. 7. That any maker who will make a violin of the same quality of wood, the same shape and thickness, the same beauty of workmanship, and the same kind of varnish as those of STRADIVARIUS, will, of necessity, equal the best instruments of that maker. 8. That the varnish is the only "secret" which is or is likely to be lost. 9. That the varnish is said by competent judges to influence the tone very slightly, and that on this point the best authorities are divided. 10. That in all other respects than the varnish, to imitate STRADIVARIUS is possible, and
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