“The Physics of Violins,” Carleen M. Hutchins, Scientific American, November 1963.
2.
“Felix Savart, Physician-Physicist”, McKusickVictor A., and WiskindKennethJournal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences1959, Vol. XIV, No. 4.
3.
“Memoire sur la Construction des Instruments a Cordes ct a Archet”, SavartFelix, Paris, 1819.
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Ahruham Prescott lived and worked in Deer-field and Concord, New Hampshire from about 1808 to 1845, and is Credited with some of the best basses made in this country. He made a number of smaller basses, as well as the very large ones. The smaller ones are known as “church basses”, one of which is now in the Yale University Collection of Musical instruments.
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“Cours de Physique Experimentale” professe au College de France pendant l'annee scolaire 1838-1839, par M. F. Savart; L'Institute, Feb. 20, 1840, Vol. 8 p. 122-123 Titre VI, Chap, V.
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Oxford Companion to Music—P. A. Scholes; Oxford University Press; p. 628; Illustration Plate 112.
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“Introduction to the Double Bass”, R. Elgar: published by the Author at 31 Charles Road West. St. Leonards-on-Sea. Sussex, England.
8.
“The Orchestra from Beethoven to Berlioz”, Adam Carse; Broude. p. 236, 238, 397.
