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

Scan 55

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

13 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 41. See the scan on archive.org.

1CHAPTER VII.
3The Back.
5THE back and belly are made in the same way, save that the latter is left thinner than the former, of which hereafter. In form and arch they are precisely the same. one of two readings
6HE back and belly are made in the same way, save that the latter is left thinner than the former, of which hereafter. In form and arch they are precisely the same. one of two readings
8Take two pieces of maple shaped thus, and of the size previously indicated, Fig. 29.
10Plane the surface and the thicker edges, and lay the two pieces together on the table thus, Fig. 30.
12These two when glued together will form the back of the violin, the ridge being the

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