CHAPTER VI

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A NEW VIOLIN AND TONE

No mystery about construction--Tonal results of mere construction--The tone of a new fiddle likened to raw material--Its refinement and the result--What a satisfactory relationship between violin and tone depends upon--Tonal position of the modern violin--Influences that have worked to its detriment--Its survival--Its test of merit--Idolaters of the fiddle and tone seekers 35-42