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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1the sides are attached, the thickness must gradually decrease to one-half of a part.
3THICKNESS OF THE BELLY.—With 40 as a centre open the compass 4 parts, and trace a circle, within which the wood must be reduced to two-thirds of a part in thickness. Now open the compass 9 parts (8½ according to Wettengel), and from 40 trace another circle; the wood from the inner circle to the edge of this second circle is to be reduced to half of a part in thickness, and from this latter circle to the parts which meet the sides, the thickness must gradually diminish to one-third of a part. In Fig. 29, the two half circles on the right of the instrument are those of the back, the semicircles on the left represent the graduations of the belly of the violin.
5THE SIDES.—The sides are to be 6½ parts wide at the button, decreasing gradually to 6 parts at the neck.
7SIDE-LININGS.—The side-linings must be 1½ parts broad, and half of a part thick.
9END-BLOCKS.—The upper block should be 10 parts broad and 4 parts thick, the lower of the same thickness, but only 8 parts broad.
11NECK.—The length of the neck from the sides to the nut should be 27 parts.
13THE f HOLES.—The length of the f holes is 15 parts, extending from the point 32½ to 47½. The diameter of their upper circular holes should be 1½ parts, that of the under circles 1¾ parts. The distance between the edges of the upper holes should be 9 parts, that of the interior notches 15 parts, and the space between the edges of the lower circles 24 parts.
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