*NINETEENTH CENTURY VIOLINIST RARE CABINET PHOTO 3*

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A rare original cabinet photo circa 1880 of a nineteenth century violinist. Light wear otherwise good. An amazing early musical image!
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From Wikipedia:
The
violin
, sometimes known as a
fiddle
, is a wooden chordophone (
string instrument
) in the
violin family
. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (
soprano
) in the family in regular use.
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The violin typically has four
strings
, (some can have
five
), usually tuned in
perfect fifths
with notes G3, D4, A4, E5, and is most commonly played by drawing a
bow
across its strings. It can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (
pizzicato
) and, in specialized cases, by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow (
col legno
).
Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the
Western classical tradition
, both in ensembles (from
chamber music
to
orchestras
) and as solo instruments. Violins are also important in many varieties of
folk music
, including
country music
,
bluegrass music
, and in
jazz
.
Electric violins
with solid bodies and
piezoelectric pickups
are used in some forms of
rock music
and
jazz fusion
, with the pickups plugged into
instrument amplifiers
and speakers to produce sound. The violin has come to be incorporated in many non-Western music cultures, including
Indian music
and
Iranian music
. The name
fiddle
is often used regardless of the type of music played on it.
The violin was first known in 16th-century
Italy
, with some further modifications occurring in the 18th and 19th centuries to give the instrument a more powerful sound and projection. In Europe, it served as the basis for the development of other stringed instruments used in Western classical music, such as the
viola
.
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[3]
Violinists and collectors particularly prize the fine historical instruments made by the
Stradivari
,
Guarneri
,
Guadagnini
and
Amati
families from the 16th to the 18th century in
Brescia
and
Cremona
(Italy) and by
Jacob Stainer
in
Austria
. According to their reputation, the quality of their sound has defied attempts to explain or equal it, though this belief is disputed.
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Great numbers of instruments have come from the hands of less famous makers, as well as still greater numbers of mass-produced commercial "trade violins" coming from cottage industries in places such as
Saxony
,
Bohemia
, and
Mirecourt
. Many of these trade instruments were formerly sold by
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
and other mass merchandisers.
The components of a violin are usually made from different types of
wood
. Violins can be strung with
gut
,
Perlon
or other synthetic, or steel strings. A person who makes or repairs violins is called a
luthier
or violinmaker. One who makes or repairs bows is called an
archetier
or bowmaker.