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I HAVE been taken to task for saying, in my little book on the violin, that the vibrations of the wood of the instrument “reinforce the tones of the string.” Perhaps some readers of NATURE may be able to point out whether I am guilty of an incorrect or merely unconventional statement.
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COVENTRY, W. The Vibration of the Violin. Nature 66, 150–151 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/066150b0
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