Scan 52
How to Make a Violin, and Violin Notes by Ole Bull. Revised edition., 1910
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1position of the arch. If you decide to have your back in one piece, its size must be that of the other two laid together, and its shape thus, Fig. 31.
3Fig. 31.
5If you use two pieces, plane the thicker edges until they join perfectly. Glue them together. When the glue is dry, your back is ready for work.
7Lay the two pieces (now practically one) on the bench, and having planed both sides perfectly, take the model (Fig. 19), place it on the flat side, taking particular care that the joint corresponds with the centre of the model. With the tracer point draw the outline of the model. Rigid accuracy is indispensable.
9Saw round the outline with the bow saw, not going too near the line, as the knife and file have to follow to give the exact outline of the model. See that the edges are at all points square with the flat side.
11Open the tracer \( \frac{1}{6} \) inch, take the back between your knees, and work a line all round
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