Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 33

How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated, 1892

12 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 19. See the scan on archive.org.

1of course be long enough to prevent burning the hand when the body (B) is heated.
3A hand-vice, fig. 13; the opening from A
5![Diagram of a hand-vice labeled A, B, C, D, with fig. 13 below](https://i.imgur.com/3Q5z5QG.png)
7to B should be about 3 1/2 in., and the breadth C to D, about 1 in.
9Sixteen or eighteen hand-screws, made of wood, of the shape shown in fig. 14, and measuring 3 in. from A to B. C should be 1 in. thick. In using these hand screws, a piece of cloth must be put on the violin to prevent marks of any kind.
11A clip of wood shaped like a clothes-peg,

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.