Scan 34
How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated, 1892
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1fig. 15, 1 in. wide at A, 2 in. from point to point at B, its length is 9 in., and its thickness 3-8th in. It should be made of hard wood.
3Another clip of a similar kind, but only 2 in. long. The inner surfaces of these two little tools must be as smooth as possible, so as not to "chafe" the violin.
5A sound-post setter, which is made of steel, and shaped as in fig. 16, where A shows the surface, and B the bend of the tool. It should be 8 or 10 in. long.
7Another form of sound-post setter was used by Spohr. Its shape is given in fig. 17.
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