Jack Batts was a violin maker in Southern Illinois, who, until his death in 1988, made fine quality instruments for members of some major American symphony orchestras. He is believed to have made up to 150 fine violins and 5 violas. He was very generous with his time, and dedicated to his craft. He thus assisted to prepare this work in 1975, but time, and the vagaries of the publishing world did not permit its publication until now. The work tells how this master made the sound of his instruments, not simply "the wooden box" that produces those sounds. It includes copies of his detailed hand...
Jack Batts was a violin maker in Southern Illinois, who, until his death in 1988, made fine quality instruments for members of some major American sym...
The Constitutional Convention created essentially two Congressional powers over commerce: the highly restrictive patent clause, which enable inventors and authors for limited exclusive rights, and the commerce clause. James Madison proposed nine very extensive regulatory powers for the federal congress, and of those, only the patent clause remained. The commerce clause was added for special purposes, to allow the Congress to limit unduly restrictive clauses placed by states on business regulated by states. But the federal government today exercises far more extensive power than just those...
The Constitutional Convention created essentially two Congressional powers over commerce: the highly restrictive patent clause, which enable invent...
