CHAPTER VII

OLD TONE AND NEW--A CONTEST

The Paris competition of 1912 reported by the _Daily Mail_ correspondent--The more extended report of Mr. D. I. Cardozo and its particular interest--Six old violins compete with six new violins--How the competition was arranged--The violins and their makers--The result of the contest--The winner’s advice to violin makers--Obvious criticisms on the contest--The result decisive--Great strides in tone since the contest--The importance of these comparisons to the violinist--Comparison between the ancient and modern violin maker 43-50