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How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated, 1892
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1CHAPTER XV.
3Varnishing and Polishing.
5HOWEVER carefully the work has been done, it is almost certain that on looking it over closely you will find some slight roughness or unevenness, some place where glue has trickled out, some part of the edges not nicely rounded, or some other fault overlooked. These faults must now be searched for and remedied by file, glass-paper, or other suitable means. When all is perfect, polish with very fine glass-paper the whole surface.
7Now take a clean sponge, dip it in cold water, squeeze it nearly dry, and gently damp (not wet) the instrument all over. Then polish as before until the surface has the appearance of having been covered with a very thin coat of poor varnish.
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