the Grand Duke of Tuscany, 193; letter of Marquis
Ariberti, 193; a "Concerto of Violins," 194; the "golden
period," 197; the "Betts Strad," 466; variations in qualities
of wood, 200; the "Dolphin Strad," 200; Prince Eugene and war
in Cremona, 203; visit of Philip V. of Spain to Italy, and
entry into Cremona, 204; Stradivari's instruments for
presentation to Philip 204, and to the Archduke Charles of
Austria, 206; letter of Lorenzo Giustiniani to Stradivari,
206; characteristics of the instruments of his later period,
209-211; place of his burial, 212-214; indifference of
Stradivari's own townsmen as to his remains, 215; further
notice of Count Cozio di Salabue relative to the Stradivari
reliques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Stradivari, Francesco, son and successor of Antonio; excellent
character of work, age, and date of death . . . . . . . . . . 217

Stradivari, Omobono, successor to the business of his father
Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Stradivari, Paolo, cloth merchant; his correspondence with Count
Cozio di Salabue relative to the Stradivari reliques 219, 360-364

Straube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Strauss, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Stregner, Magno, Lute-maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Strings, Italian and other, causes of variation in the quality
of; how to choose them; material used in their manufacture;
experiments on the tension of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-56

Sursano, Spirito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

T

Tanegia, Carlo Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Taningard, Giorgio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Tarisio, Luigi, and his collection of Violins; his singular
career and character, and painful end . . . . . . . . . . 344-356

Tarr, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Tartini, Giuseppe; his musical compositions; high opinion of Dr.
Burney on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388

Tartini, Signor, on the treatment of the Violin . . . . . . . . 501

Taylor, meritorious work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

Tecchler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Tedesco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Tension and pressure