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

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Scan 9

The violin, 1900

12 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1THE VIOLIN.
3PART I.
5I.—DESCRIPTION OF THE SEPARATE PARTS OF THE VIOLIN.
7A, the Head or Scroll. B, the Pegs. C, the Neck. D, the Finger-board. E, the Nut. F, the Bridge. G, the f or sound-holes. H, the Tail-piece. I, the Belly. K, the Ribs. L, the Button. The lower part is called the Back. In the interior of the violin, for the support of the Bridge and immediately behind its right foot is a small round piece of wood called the Sound-post, and under the left foot a piece of wood called the bar or bass bar is glued on lengthways underneath the Belly.
9II.—THE BOW.
11A, the Stick. B, the Hair. C, the Nut. D, the Screw. E, the Head. or point.

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