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How to Make a Violin, and Violin Notes by Ole Bull. Revised edition., 1910
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1the instruments of the best period of Stradivarius, and are correctly made so far as shape is concerned. If the amateur prefers to make these models of arching by his eye alone, he must bear in mind that Stradivarius, following the example of the Amati family, began with a high arching, especially between the / holes, but as he gained experience he found that the lowering of the arch contributed to fullness and brilliance of tone, and the violins of his best period have the lowest arching of all. The chapter on the mathematical method of finding the outline gives a mode of determining the shape of the arch lengthwise; this being once obtained and the model made, the transverse arching will of course be determined by that, as the arches at the upper and lower widths and also at the / holes must necessarily fall from the given height of the lengthwise arch to the level near the edges.
3The scroll must also be formed from a good pattern. A good neck and scroll can be bought at all instrument dealers and kept as a model. Directions for carving the
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