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Scan 12
The Repairing & Restoration of Violins, 1903
20 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1CONTENTS
3CHAPTER X.—Ways of Removing the Upper Table and the Neck—Cleansing the Interior—Preservation of the Original Label—Closing of Cracks in Upper Table … … … 114
5CHAPTER XI.—Getting Parts Together that apparently do not Fit—The use of Benzine or Turpentine—Treatment of Warped or Twisted Lower Tables … … … … 127
7CHAPTER XII.—Removal of Old Superfluous Glue by Damping—Replacing Old End Blocks by New Ones—Temporary Beams and Joists Inside for Keeping Ribs, etc., in Position while Freshly Glued … … … … … 135
9CHAPTER XIII.—Re-opening the Back to Correct the Badly Repaired Joint—A Few Words on Studs—Filling Up Spaces left by Lost Splinters—Matching Wood for Large Cracks, etc. … … … … … … 145
11CHAPTER XIV.—Repairing Lost Portions—Margins of Sound Holes—Matching the Grain—Fixing and Finishing Off—Replacing with Fresh Wood Large Portions of Upper Table—Lost Parts of Purfling—Restoring It with Old Stuff 155
13CHAPTER XV.—Repairs to Purfling (continued)—Filling up an Opening Extending to the Whole Length of the Violin—Fitting the Core—Fixing it in Position and Retaining it There—Finishing the Surface … … … … … 163
15CHAPTER XVI.—Repairing Undertaken by People in Business not connected with that of Bowed Instruments—Removal of a Fixed Sound Post—Fitting a Fresh Part of Worm-Eaten Rib—Bringing Together the Loosened Joint of the Back Without Opening the Violin … … … … 172
17CHAPTER XVII.—Insertion of Studs along the Joint Inside without Opening the Violin—Lining or Veneering a Thin Back … … … … … … 180
19CHAPTER XVIII.—The Bar in Olden Times—The Modern One—The Operation of Fitting and Fixing the Bar—Closing and Completion of the Repairs—Varnishing of the Repaired Parts having Fresh Wood … … … … 186
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