The Health of the Violin, Viola, and Cello

"Practical Advice on the Acquisition, Maintenance, Adjustment, and Conservation of Bowed Instruments" by Lucien Greilsamer. Henry Strobel's translation from the original French is the first appearance in English of this classic from 1910.

CONTENIDO:

1. General "Health": Conditions in wich an instrument should always be kept to maintain its good qualities
2. The Strings: Theory of fitting up; Table of optimum practical gauges
3. The stop: Different methods of determining and checking it. Table of optimum measurements
4. The Fingerboard Projection and its Consequences: Height of the strings over the fingerboard; their angleover the bridge. Dimensions of bridge
5. The bar and the post
6. About an Inernational violin making competition. Who is the best judge?
7. Certain signs of excellence in an instrument
8. Shortcuts: Baking the wood, staining with Bichromate
9. Necessary precautions in purchasing an Antique
10. Cracks and Repairs
11. Some useful recommendations for the maintenance and conservation of bowed instruments
The various parts of a bowed instrument. Nomenclature and definitions
Principal terms used in violin making
Works on violin making worth consulting