The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-25
yIOLIN AND CELLO CASES.
Those Made In This Country the Best-The
Double BASS Trunk.

Double Bass Trunk.
OF the many thousands Of violin cases sold
annually in this country numbers were former
ly imported from Europe; these included
cases Of mahogany and Of other fine woods, some
Of them inlaid and fitted with more or less fancy
trimmings. Such cases are still made and sold
in Europe, but there is neither demand nor sale
for them nowadays in this country, aud none
is imported. There are in fact now imported
OF violin cases practically none except some lower
priced cases of PAPER mache made in France.
Almost oil the violin cases used here, Of all kinds,
low priced and expensive, are now made here,
and the American asses are in every way better
than any that cen be imported, being lighter
and sigh,lier, stronger and more durable, and
are produced lsrwhcre. 1t is a common thing
f.. visiting violinlStS coming here from Europe
10 provide themselves in this country with violin
cases Of American manufacture, and the better
grades Of American violin cases are now exported
in considerable numbers To Europe, where they
may be found for sale in Paris and Brussels and
other cities
Formerly the great majority, if no, all of the
violin cases, we're made Of the familiar coffin shape.
Only ,he very low priced cases are in this country
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and more expensive kinds are mos, Of them made
with outlines conforming in shape to the body
and neck Of the violin There are now made
some violin cases that are uniform in width from
end to end, these being in appearance thin OBJ
long leather boxes, not suggesting the violin
AT all. Formerly many violin cases were made
HAT bottomed; nowadays a large proportion ot
American cases are moulded top and bottom,
adding to the symmetry Of their appearance
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greater or less extent used for that purpose. In
such a bag u violin takes up practically no more
room than It's own bulk, and II can be easily car.
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sold for this use. more ire sold nowadays Ia women
than Ia men, probably because IN that form the
violin IS easier 70 carry aud is a less conspicuous
object Ia the eye.
The lowest priced Of the violin cases are those
Of the old style, II wood, made very likely with
brass hinges and locks. and painted black and
lined with flannel; such cases are sold at from
81 to- 50 each. The pa pier maChe case. the only
one or practically III" only one now imported, ~
moulded mora sharply Ia the SHAPE and outlines
Of tn" instrument Than any other case male; the
paper mach" VIOLIN case sells a. about 50 -
Violin eases II the finer grades sell at from
81 to $50 each Many OF these cases are Of wood
covered with leather, ana many are made of an
imiW,,un leather, or l"Gth"r board, which is COM
posed oflcathnr scraps and other materials ground
into a pulp AMI then moulded into 'hapo, the top
and III" bottom Of a violin case "f this material
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