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The Function of the Sound-Post in the Violin

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I READ with much interest the part of Dr. Huggins's paper which relates to the above subject, having myself tried numerous experiments in the same direction. The conclusions I arrived at do not so much differ from those set forth in the paper, as that I venture to think they go a step further. It is on this plea that I ask for the acceptance of the following observations:—

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HOWSON, R. The Function of the Sound-Post in the Violin. Nature 28, 269–270 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/028269c0

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