Print  Specifics: Type of print: Lithograph - Original antique print Year of printing: 1888 Publisher: Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. Condition: 1 (1. Excellent - 2. Very good - 3. Good - 4. Fair). Dimensions: 11 x 15 inches, (27.5 x 38 cm) including blank margins (borders) around the image. Paper weight: 1 (1. Thick - 2. Heavier - 3. Medium heavy - 4. Slightly heavier - 5. Thin) Reverse side: Blank Note: 1. Green color around the print in the photo is a contrasting background on which the print was photographed. 2. This is a large print, requiring extra protective boards, thus increasing the weight and the resulting postage. Original Narrative: The Sordino is a pocket fiddle, the " Pochette " of the French and the " Taschengeige " of the Germans. In form it is derived from the mediæval rebec which came from the East, and was also known as " gigue." It was distinguished from the viol family by the neck being a prolongation of the body of the instrument, instead of an attachment to it.  ette, had adequate power, and a special and agreeable quality of tone . The instrument is provided with four catgut strings, and ƒholes on either side the bridge. Two Sordini are represented in the three figures of this Plate, the one with a negro's head in two views , the other with a termination in ivory. These Sordini belong to the Music Class Room , Edinburgh University.   Martin2001 Satisfaction Guaranteed Policy! Any print purchased from me may be returned for any (or no) reason for a full refund including all postage. Internet seller since 1998. Five-star service.