[Rarebooks] FS: 1911 American Violin Maker Julius Horvath - Secret of Stradivarius Rediscovered

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, Ephemera & Photographs]

The Violin and The Truth. The only existing scientific explanation of 
The Lost Art.

By Julius D.Horvath.  Published by the author in 1911.

Julius Horvath sold antique violins, restored violins, and crafted new 
violins in Manhattan, and in this booklet he describes how he has 
re-discovered the lost art of the Stradivarius violin in tones that make 
you think he is revealing a Lost Secret of Life. According to the author 
the secret lay not in the varnish nor the wood, but in a technique he 
re-invented of filling or “Systemizing” the wood to make it uniform, and 
using this technique he introduced his line of Philamona violins in 
1908. Horvath evidently didn’t sell very many copies of this little 
volume because it is surprisingly scarce, with only 4 OCLC locations and 
no copies anywhere online when we catalogued this.

Softcover. 4.75”x6.5”, 51 pages, several black & white illustrations. 
Some cover soil, rear cover with creases, minor internal soil and light 
wear. [48908]  $60

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