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How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated
London: W. Reeves, 1892.
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| 5 | VIOLIN WORKS. | Read | |
| 6 | REEVES' MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS. | Read | |
| 8 | JOACHIM says, "Contains many useful hint… | Read | |
| 15 | INTRODUCTION. | Read | |
| 16 | 2 | Hints are given in many books, and in so… | Read |
| 17 | 3 | INTRODUCTION. | Read |
| 18 | 4 | so, he knows that they did not work on t… | Read |
| 19 | 5 | about to begin to make a violin know wha… | Read |
| 21 | 7 | HOW TO MAKE A VIOLIN, | Read |
| 22 | 8 | Neck . . . . 1 Pieces | Read |
| 23 | 9 | CHAPTER II. | Read |
| 24 | 10 | because natural mode of attaining this e… | Read |
| 25 | 11 | I recommend the amateur to buy the wood… | Read |
| 26 | 12 | great care to select wood of this kind,… | Read |
| 27 | 13 | CHAPTER III. | Read |
| 28 | 14 | Three chisels, 3-16th in., 3-8th in., an… | Read |
| 29 | 15 | which when fixed keeps the blade in its… | Read |
| 31 | 17 | Three or four knives of the shape shown… | Read |
| 33 | 19 | of course be long enough to prevent burn… | Read |
| 34 | 20 | fig. 15, 1 in. wide at A, 2 in. from poi… | Read |
| 36 | 22 | CHAPTER IV. | Read |
| 37 | 23 | woodcut, and paste it on a thin piece of… | Read |
| 38 | 24 | ferred, the full model can be made in th… | Read |
| 39 | 25 | Fig. 24 shows the model for drawing and | Read |
| 40 | 26 | the instruments of the best period of St… | Read |
| 43 | 29 | top and bottom blocks, and the four piec… | Read |
| 44 | 30 | Now take a piece of hard wood (walnut is… | Read |
| 45 | 31 | respectively 15 lignes from the inner ed… | Read |
| 46 | 32 | places. These blocks must be of pine, of… | Read |
| 47 | 33 | inch, and file the blocks perfectly leve… | Read |
| 48 | 34 | six or eight inches long and two wide; i… | Read |
| 49 | 35 | CHAPTER VI. | Read |
| 50 | 36 | slightly, or it will tear the wood and n… | Read |
| 51 | 37 | strips to each length. Cut the pieces lo… | Read |
| 52 | 38 | the mould well with soap, taking great c… | Read |
| 53 | 39 | before glueing the block; glue the block… | Read |
| 55 | 41 | CHAPTER VII. | Read |
| 56 | 42 | position of the arch. If you decide to h… | Read |
| 57 | 43 | flat side. This is the thickness the edg… | Read |
| 68 | 54 | precisely the same way, but the back mus… | Read |
| 69 | 55 | The plane and scrapers must not reduce y… | Read |
| 70 | 56 | CHAPTER X. | Read |
| 71 | 57 | timated; but the proportions of the bar… | Read |
| 72 | 58 | arily placed with its outer side on a li… | Read |
| 73 | 59 | modelling. The same degree of obliquity… | Read |
| 74 | 60 | pitch over that of 100 years ago. The ol… | Read |
| 75 | 61 | CHAPTER XI. | Read |
| 76 | 62 | the rounding off comes later). Then trac… | Read |
| 77 | 63 | and point. Fig. 33, has a small screw fo… | Read |
| 78 | 64 | is to be held quite steady, and a double… | Read |
| 83 | 69 | inch. This 11-12 inch shows the width of… | Read |
| 84 | 70 | from G round to A, which must now, by me… | Read |
| 85 | 71 | careful, in widening down from B to A, t… | Read |
| 86 | 72 | later, and, holding it with one hand in… | Read |
| 87 | 73 | be so adjusted that while the proper hei… | Read |
| 92 | 78 | towards the peg-box, so as to present a… | Read |
| 93 | 79 | CHAPTER XV. | Read |
| 94 | 80 | The making of the varnishes, both spirit… | Read |
| 96 | 82 | CHAPTER XVI. | Read |
| 97 | 83 | HOW TO MAKE A VIOLIN. | Read |
| 98 | 84 | The ingredients of good oil varnish are… | Read |
| 99 | 85 | Boiled oil . . . . 2 ounces. | Read |
| 100 | 86 | desired. The effect of golden varnish is… | Read |
| 101 | 87 | Lac . . . . . . . . . 1 oz. | Read |
| 102 | 88 | to a fine powder, and then sifted. Place… | Read |
| 103 | 89 | HOW TO MAKE A VIOLIN. | Read |
| 106 | 92 | rendering it shrill or harsh, and gives… | Read |
| 107 | 93 | colour. The vehicle or menstruum, moreov… | Read |
| 108 | 94 | the selection of ingredients or the meth… | Read |
| 109 | 95 | established principles of construction,… | Read |
| 110 | 96 | quality and texture are the indications,… | Read |