Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-21 | Page 5 | Porcelain Violins

Porcelain Violins A well known manufacturer manufactured of musical Instruments ts In Germany Max GermanY Max Freyer Freyer- has Introduced a process for making ing violins vio vIe lins has from clay These fiddles are of the ordinary pattern but are cast in molds so that each Instrument is an counterpart coun court of its fellow It Is said said but but It Is somewhat hard hand to that believe e that the porcelain porcelain lain body acts as s a better resonator than one of wood and that the tone of ot the Instrument Instrument In ire- strument is therefore singularly pure and full The same Inventor Is also making mandolins of ot china clay and it seems that they are much appreciated In southern southern south south- ern era countries where this instrument Is regarded more seriously than it Is Js In Ber Bee Berlin lin lilt The obvious disadvantage of a musical musical musical mu mu- instrument being made of china clay Is the brittleness of that material as well welt as Its weight but both oth these drawbacks seem to have been heen forgotten For some sometime sometime sometime time w we have heard rumors of most excellent excellent ex ex- violins being maGe mae of ot aluminum ansi and this metal from front its extreme lightness lightness lightness light light- ness and other qualities would seem to tob tobe tobe b be adapted to o such a purpose Chamberss Chambers's s Journal