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Date and Place of Birth of Antonio Stradivari--His Instructor in the Art of Violin Making--Peculiarity of His Early Work, Nothing Striking, but Slowly Progressive--Which of the Designs of His Master He was Most Impressed by, and His Own Modifications for Improvement--His Departure from the House of His Master Free to Carry Out His Own Inclinations 1
Details of Further Improvements upon His New Designs--Modification of the Soundholes--The Amati Varnish and Stradivari's--His Secrecy of Method in Working--His Knowledge of What was Wanted and Efforts at Advance in Tone Quality 8
The Date of the True Stradivarian Individuality--Alterations in Design--Proportions Settled for Good--The Exceptions--The "Long Strad"--The "Inlaid Strads"--An Acknowledged Master of His Art--Black Edging--The Arching and Channelling--The Brescians, the Amatis and Stradivari 13
Lesser Known Patterns of Stradivari--The Treatment of the Scroll by Him--The Individuality and Maturing of the Style--The Purfling 19
Stradivari's Great Success--His So-called "Grand Epoch"--His Patrons--His Violins Reputed for Tone when Quite New and Sought After--The Help He Received--His Assistants and Pupils--Parts of the Work Requiring His Individual Touch--The Members of His Family who may have Assisted Him--Stradivari's Varnish--His Imitators 22
Some Modifications in Stradivari's Works--Variation in Finish of Details--The Interior of His Violins--The Blocks and Linings--The Bar--Thicknesses of the Tables--Heads or Scrolls of His Different Periods 42
Stradivari's Tone and System--Those of His Pupils and Assistants--Qualities of Tone Produced in Different Localities 56
The Reputed Golden Period of Stradivari Late in Life--His Later Modifications of Design--Signs of Old Age Appearing--The Help He Received 70
Evidences in Stradivari's Work of Old Age--His Death and Burial--Work Left by Him--The Advance in Value of His Work Since His Decease 79
LIST OF PLATES.
THE HOUSE OF STRADIVARI " " 4
STRADIVARI'S WORKSHOP " " 6
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