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How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated, 1892
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1which when fixed keeps the blade in its place; and fig. 5 shows the plane ready for
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7use. The blade must be kept very sharp, or it will tear the wood instead of taking off a thin clean shaving
9If the maker buys his wood in the tree, and decides to season it himself, he must cut his maple for the necks into pieces 12in. long, 2 1/4in. deep, and 1 3/4in. broad, the grain running on the broadest side. Stack the pieces so that the air gets freely to them. The pieces of maple and pine for the back and belly must be 16in. long, 6in. broad, but conical in shape, the broader edge being 1 1-8th in. and the narrower 1/4in. Authorities are divided as to whether the heart wood or the outer edge should be joined in the middle of the instrument. Mauzin, a French author, says:—"Il faut avoir soin . . . de
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