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

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Scan 122

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

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

1Now open the compass to 9 parts, place one leg on b, and trace the two arcs a a, then open the compass to 24, and placing one leg on 24, from b draw the curve a b a, open the compass 2 parts, and set off this upon both sides of the perpendicular, upon the line C, as marked c c, and from those points as centres, with radii c d, describe the two arcs from a to the first parallel A. Now set off 1 part as formerly on the line B marked e e, and from those points as centres prolong the curves through f from the line A to D. Set off 11 1/2 parts upon line L to g, and 11 from g to h, from h as a centre, draw the curve i from L to P. On K set off 23 3/4 parts k, from this point with a radius from the part of the curve crossing M, draw the curve l from M to H. Open the compass 11 parts, and from r r as a centre trace the two arcs v v, and from 35 as a centre, with radius r r, trace the curve v, w, r r, v. Again, upon the line S mark off 6 parts x x, and from those as centres, with v v as radii, prolong the curves from v through y to the line V. On T mark off 4 parts z z, with those as centres, and radii to where the curves touch V, prolong the curves through a a from V to R. On G mark off 24 1/2 parts on either side of the perpendicular o o, with those as centres, and radii to the parts of D where the curves f touch, prolong the curves f through p to F, and on I mark off 14 3/4 parts as m m, with those as centres, extend the curves from l through n, from H to S. Set off 22 parts g g on E, and with those as centres, with radii to where the curve p touches E, trace the curve through r r to s s. Now place the compass upon 20, open it 16 1/2

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