| TRAINED FINGERS Machines for Violinist's Fingers | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6803 |
| Catalog #: | 446703 | |
| Clip Number: | 446703-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 120 | |
| Timecode: | 01:02:50 - 01:05:36 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Musical Instruments INVENTIONS: Musical INVENTIONS: Tools LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer, Musician / Singer | |
| Description: | TRAINED FINGERS Mr Albert Sammons the violinist demonstrates developing machines - used to perfect finger movements. Interior: Sammons walks through arched doorway into room, playing his violin as he walks. MCU Sammons playing. CU Sammons' fingers moving on the strings. MCU Sammons playing. The "Ostrovsky developing machines," used to assist in finger training. MCU A man holds his fingers on little buttons on a box and presses the buttons. CU scary looking machine in which a man's index and middle fingers are inside tubes, which are then pulled apart by the machine. Looks torturous. CU now the machine is stretching the tendons between thumb and forefinger. MCU Sammons using a thing that's got a chin rest like violin, then is just a stick with buttons on the other end, for developing finger strength etc. CU he presses the different buttons. MCU Sammons sitting down and holding this stick thing as if it were a cello. | |
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