Excerpt from The Strad, 1897, Vol. 8: A Monthly Journal for Professionals and Amateurs of All Stringed Instruments Played With the Bow Many people wonder how and why it is that age has so much to do with the tone of a violin. Let them read page 26 and they will wonder-no more. Here is given in a few words, the exposition and the explana tion of one of those simple, yet marvellous laws of acoustics upon which Helmholtz, Tyndall and other scientists have discoursed at length, but not always very lucidly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.