90 YEARS AGO
From the ARCHIVE
US violin maker Edward Hellier-Collens gives readers of The Strad the benefit of his expertise: good violin tone lies not in the varnish after all, but in the ‘filler’ (ground coat)
FROM THE STRAD 1932
MAY VOL.43 NO.505
To
the
Editor
of THE STRAD. SIR,—The problem of securing the Italian tone has been discussed for years by all who are interested in the betterment of tone in violins of modern make. To this end many theories have been advanced, but thus far most of them fall short of solving the great secret.