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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1surface of the edge of back from the gauge line must be left thicker for the present to allow of the indenting afterwards. The normal tone of back may now be tested, which, if the wood has been of rich sonorous quality, will be found to answer very closely to that of the backs of Stradivarius if the same model has been adopted.
3For the belly or breast the same models are required, which may be made in the same manner as those already described for the back, and in addition to those a model of one of the f holes must also be taken. This may be traced on paper or parchment and transferred to zinc or thin wood, after which the pattern may be cut out. As the breast is made in a similar manner to the back it would only entail unnecessary repetition to describe that part of it preceding the cutting of the f holes. The same starting point is taken for the breast as that of the back and the rectangular surface of equal thickness the same dimensions, but the thickness throughout the entire plate ought to be half a line less than that of the back. The former starting point, viz. 6 1/2 inches from the upper or wide end, corresponds with the inner or bridge notches of the f holes; a line passing through this point to the centre line will pass through those notches. The sizes of f holes vary according to the model of the violin and are formed to correspond with the internal capacity; when large they make the tone more free and shrill, and when small they cause the tone to be more round and mellow. The model of f hole being obtained it is to be placed in the proper
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