Dedication
To his highly revered Friend and Patron
Dr. JOSEPH JOACHIM
this work is humbly dedicated
Preface
The highly esteemed author of this treatise, a renowned violin maker and clever repairer, of old instruments, having been denied the pleasure of publishing the same himself, death intervening on January 4th, 1893, his work on the violin and the art of its construction is now published, in accordance with his last wishes.
This treatise will, no doubt, be all the more welcome to professionals and amateurs alike, as to my knowledge no such work has yet been published treating the subject in such an able and thorough manner.
May, therefore, the valuable labours of the deceased author meet with that universal acknowledgment, which in a very high degree they deserve.
Göttingen, April 1895.
The Editor.