Old violins and violin lore. Famous makers of Cremona and Brescia, and of England, France, and Germany (with biographical dictionary); famous players; and chapters on varnish, strings and bows

COSCOTT>A,FROM THE BOOKS OFMilton BlackstonHAROLD REEVESMusic and Musical Hook*210. SHAFTESBURY Av.cnLONDON. W.C. 2.OLD VIOLINS.PAGANINI.tin' ////, tin- nrti*t.1'rnin ofA* H, SCOTTOLD VIOLINSANDVIOLIN LOREFAMOUS MAKERS OF CREMONA AND BRESCIA, ANDOF FRANCE AND GERMANYENGLAND, (WITH BIO-GRAPHICAL FAMOUS ANDDICTIONARY); PLAYERS;CHAPTERS ON STRINGS AND BOWSVARNISH,BYH. HAWEREV. R.TO ONTOUNIVERSITY OF3.SONEDWARDMUSIC LIBR/ RYWITH 13 FULL PAGE PLATELONDONWILLIAM REEVES, CHARING CROSS83 W.C.ROAD,Printed byThe New Press,TempleCrescent, S.W.16.Norlniry London,P2M55CONTENTS.S'AGKPRELUDE . . . . .7I. VIOLIN GENESIS . , . .15II. CONSTITUTION . . . .22III. VIOLINS AT BRESCIA . , . -30IV. AT CREMONA . . . 42V. VIOLINS AT . . 60(continued)VI. IN GERMANY . .. ,91VII. VIOLINS IN FRANCE ., . .104VIII. IN ENGLAND 4 . , ,118IX. VIOLIN VARNISH . . . .146X. STRINGS ., , .153XI. VIOLIN Bows . . . ,161XII. TARISIO . . . .171XIII. VIOLINS AT ANDMlRECOURT, MlTTENWALD,MARKNEUKIRCHEN . . .186.XIV. VIOLIN TREATMENT . . .198XV. AND AMATEURS .DEALERS, 214COLLECTORS,POSTLUDE . . . .. .237DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS . . . 239BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 281DESCRIPTION or PLATES 287OLD VIOLINSPEELUDEof violin? is it thatWHAT is the secret the Whysoloistswhen a violinist all the othergreas, appearshave a back ?to take seatviolin is theThe answer is: the fascination of thefascination of the soul unveiled.human voiceNo instrument the ...