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How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated, 1892
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1Now take a piece of hard wood (walnut is the best for the purpose) 3/4 inch in thickness, and a little larger than the model in fig. 19. This piece is meant for the mould itself. . . Lay it on the table, and the contre mould upon it, and trace on it the outline of the latter with the tracer. Then with a rule, trace the inlets A A, and the four inlets at B B B B, as in fig. 25. The dark line shows the shape of the mould; the dotted lines at B represent the corner blocks. Remove the superfluous wood with the saw and knife, finishing off with the scraper and file.
3It is absolutely necessary that the sides of the mould, in all their extent, should be perfectly square with the surface. Any deviation from this rule will throw the side-pieces out of the upright when they come to be fixed, the edges of the mould being the only means of enabling the side-pieces to be glued to the corner blocks in an upright position.
5Next pierce the eight holes shown in fig. 25. The top and bottom holes are to be
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