Undated but circa 1900. 20pp stapled booklet in light printed covers. 12mo. Covers are worn, one corner curled, some oxidization around staples, with a previous owner's name inked at top of front panel. Previous owner's name inked at top of title page, hint of toning in page margins else internally neat, clean and tight.
A short treatise which challenges the belief that the only good violin is an old one, and that the mastery of Stradivarius in violin-making can never be matched.