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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1wards, and whatever is worth doing, is worth doing well. When the arched surface of the back has been completed accurately according to models, and no prominent marks or irregularities left on the surface, as may be seen by holding it on a level with the eye to the light, but all beautifully even and symmetrical, the next proceeding will be that of hollowing it out and graduating it to the proper thickness. For this purpose a double callipers made of either iron or hardwood, having the ends polished, is necessary, as also
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15a gouge or two, and a small plane. Fig. 9 represents the callipers; Fig. 10, a, b, c, d, the shapes of the curves of edges of gouges; and Fig. 11, the form of plane. Some makers use a tool represented in Fig. 12, about
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