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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1to set for several hours, after which the corner-blocks and side-linings are fitted and glued in, and cramped as before. The thin veneers for sides, as well as the small pieces for the indenting, can be obtained at the musical instrument dealers' for a trifling sum. The sides must be carefully dressed with a small or hand plane. One end may be glued or tacked to a flat and level piece of board, whilst the other lies free, as from the thinness of the side it would warp and break if placed against a rest. If the amateur wishes to cut the sides from wood he may have, he can dress one side of his plank, and then saw out the veneer such a size as may enable him to have all his sides from the one piece; then, after dressing the other surface, he may cut them into pieces about 15 or 16 inches long, by 1 1/2 broad. The grain of the wood must run parallel with the length, and the veneers may be cut out to sizes with a knife. It will be observed that the depth of the sides of the generality of good instruments varies, the least being at the neck or hand, gradually increasing towards the button of the tail-piece, where the depth is the greatest. In the violins of Nicolas Amati, the average depth of the sides at the neck will be found to be 1 3/20 inches, increased to 1 1/2 inches at the button end.
3The side pieces being now properly dressed, are to be carefully bent to nearly the required shape upon a hot iron. Two iron or brass tubes of different sizes will be found advantageous for the variety of curvature of the sides, the smallest one answering to the acute curves of the corners. The tubes are to be heated
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