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How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated, 1892
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1Hints are given in many books, and in some of them a general outline of the process is furnished; the best I have seen is contained in "The Violin," by P. Davidson. By far the greater part of that interesting work is devoted to theoretical and historical matters, which, however attractive in themselves, are not strictly connected with the making of the instrument. My object in writing this book is to afford the amateur detailed information respecting the various processes to be gone through in the workshop, from the time when the wood in the rough lies on the bench to the moment when the finished article is ready to be fitted with strings for playing. I do not think I have allowed any detail to escape me, if I have I shall be grateful to any reader who will communicate with me, so that the defect or defects may be remedied in a later edition. I do not for a moment suppose that my work is perfect, but I have tried to make it as full and complete as possible, and to explain in detail every operation necessary to construct a violin.
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