18th-century violin cases

August 10, 2007 at 1:30 PM

Greetings everyone. I am an author of historical fiction on musical subjects. My most recent novel, "Liszt's Kiss," is about a young female pianist in cholera-ravaged Paris of 1832. I'm currently working on a novel that includes a violinist, and wondered if anyone here knows what late 18th-century violin cases would have been like.

Many thanks for your help!

From Anne Horvath
Posted on August 10, 2007 at 4:47 PM

Hi Susanne, I read about your book, and I put it on my list of Things To Read. I am looking forward to reading your book!

The Violin Society of America has a publication called "VSA Papers". Summer 2006, Vol. XX #2 has a good article called "Violin Cases: History and Development from the 17th to the 20th Century" by Glenn P. Wood. It is very informative, and not written in Tech-Speak.

From Jim W. Miller
Posted on August 11, 2007 at 7:29 PM

Since you write fiction I was going to say violin cases had a secret compartment for the gun. But since it's historical fiction I guess it means the gun probably ought to be in somebody's boot.

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