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

Scan 100

Joseph Guarnerius, his work and his master [Andreas Gisalberti], 1906

4 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 58. See the scan on archive.org.

1The continuous rib was not cut through in the least; the flat surface of the root of the neck was simply placed against it in a freshly-glued state, and the nail driven in.
3Although not a regular habit, there was occasionally one thing in common with both artists concerning the thicknesses left in the upper table: this was in leaving the part round about and below the sound-holes a little thicker than any other part.

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