Show VIOLIN NEEDS SPECIAL CARE I Peculiarly Susceptible to Atmospheric and Other Conditions as s Most Owners Are Aware The violin and violoncello are mos most sensitive to atmospheric conditions and suffer from atmospheric variations quite as much as the tender voca vocal cords of the singer Those who have attempted to make the violin an ornament orna ment meat by hanging It upon the wall have had reason to to repent taking such a 8 liberty The violin loses Its Us varnish I I and gradually Its Us pitch and timbre Th The artificial heat of rooms in winter makes its tone raucous when It does doe hot not obliterate It entirely l I Metal tal cases morocco covered are equally unfit foi fOl It it A strong well-varnished well woo wooden del case even though It be not especially attractive to the eye suits the tho sus of the violin much better Certain qualities sometimes unsuspected petted In the wood play an Important part In the falsification of notes causIng cauling caus caus- causing ing progressive deterioration There was a time when manufacturers ap applied applied plied piled to their product several coats coate of paint I. i. i e e. e a concentrated solution tion of of sodium potash In boiling water The wood soon acquired a yellow tone and under th the action of light after drying the color calm darkened and took on the aspect ol oj very old paint For commercial pur pun purposes purposes poses this was all very well but what happened to the purchaser was that thai its as soon as he began to use his In Instrument Instrument instrument strument exposed to the light tho the hi bi bi- bi chromate worked on the gelat gelatine nE which the manufacturers employed tc color the wood and prevent the tho pene penetrating of the varnish while some ele element element ment meat in the of soda was wai converted into stone The violin suffered suf BUr suffered which impeded its Ib tone and rendered It useless Han HOT pers per's Weekly |