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

Books › The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871 › scan 116

Scan 116

The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871

10 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1is a small screw for adjusting the shoulder-piece to any required distance the purfling may be intended to be placed. This tool may be made from iron—with the
3![A diagram of a tool with a handle and a rectangular body, labeled Fig. 23.](https://i.imgur.com/3Q5z5QG.png)
5![A diagram of a tool with two parallel lines labeled a and b, and a rectangular body labeled a and b, labeled Fig. 24.](https://i.imgur.com/3Q5z5QG.png)
7![A diagram of a tool with two parallel lines labeled a and b, and a rectangular body labeled a and b, labeled Fig. 25.](https://i.imgur.com/3Q5z5QG.png)
9exception of the cutters, of course—and fixed in an ordinary tool-handle. Another purfling tool, but much simplified, is shown in Fig. 25. The body of this tool may be formed from a piece of beech, having two cutters the same as the preceding fixed by a binding-screw. This simple tool answers admirably, and may be easily made by any amateur. The angular parts of the blades must be made thin, and the edges kept very keen. Either of those two tools are to be held quite steady, and a double cut of the proper depth run round

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