Scan 306
Critical & Documentary Dictionary of Violin Makers Old and Modern, 1928
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1DENOMINATION OF THE COMPONENT PARTS OF A BOW INSTRUMENT
3GENERAL REMARKS
5The head is composed as follows:
6a) The Scroll, having the form of a spiral shell, the protruding end of which is called the Eye of Scroll.
7b) The Shell, the flat part at the back of the Scroll which is crossed by a vertical fillet called the Centre Line.
8c) The Peg Box, which as its name indicates is a receptacle for the pegs used in tightening the strings. It takes the name of Peg-box when meaning only the hollowed-out space in which the strings are rolled up.
9d) The Cheeks, constituting the flat part on each side of the head. The angular parts of the Scroll, slightly flattened, often covered with a black varnish or Indian ink take the name of Bevel.
11The neck, which comes next to the head — they are in one piece — is composed as follows:
12a) The Finger-board, made of ebony and measuring 0" 27 (10 1/2") for the violin, 0" 30 for the viola, 0" 57 for the 'cello, and. 0" 84 for the double-bass.
13b) The Finger-board Nut, a small piece of ebony which maintains the strings at a slight height above the Finger-board.
14The body or sound box of the instrument comprises:
15a) The Front or Belly in pine. The best and most favourable pine is that which grows in the large Tyrolese forests. Its grain is close and very regular and that which is of broad fibre is favourable to the
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