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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1corner-blocks, and linings, having been prepared as described, are to be accurately fitted upon the back. For this purpose one half may be adjusted first and cramped down upon the back with the wooden cramps, as shewn in Fig. 20, the ends being cut the exact length, which will be square from the centre line of the back, after which the whole may be glued by unscrewing a few of the cramps, by which means the glue can be traced in the joint little by little, then rescrewing the cramps as before, until the whole of the joining of the sides with the back and half of the end blocks is completed. When this portion is thoroughly set and dry, the other half may be attached in a similar manner, but instead of glueing on the whole of the sides, a portion of each end may be left unglued for the present, and allowed to project over the two glued ends of the other half, as by this means the joinings can be easily and accurately fitted afterwards. When the whole is dry, the two ends of the sides may be cut to the proper length, and glued to the end blocks and back. The side-linings should also fit closely to the surfaces of sides, blocks, and back, and no openings or crevices be found, as all should be neatly joined, that the whole may act as a single piece afterwards. The French method of uniting the sides is by having blocks and corner-pieces attached round a mould, glueing on the back, and then cutting the blocks free from the mould.
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