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The Violin: A concise exposition of the general principles of construction.., 1871
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1from any intelligent cabinetmaker in his workshop upon this point, would make the matter clearer to the uninformed reader than the writing of a whole chapter upon the subject. When such pieces have been obtained, and free from knots, warps, and fissures, they may be cut into the following dimensions:—Length 16 inches, breadth 6 inches, 1/2 inch thick towards heart of tree, and 1 1/8 inches towards the outside. The pieces of maple for the neck are to be cut into lengths of 12 inches, depth 2 1/2 inches, with the grain running on this part, breadth 1 3/4 inches, this surface being slab-ways. They may now be stacked on each other in an airy and dry place, with openings between the layers to admit a free circulation of the air, whilst rain, as well as excessive sunshine, must be excluded. Wood seasoned in this manner will be less liable to twist or warp or contain fissures, and will gradually pass to a dry and solid state.
3When the wood for back and breast has been thus seasoned, the two thickest edges being the bark side of the tree, are to be neatly and carefully joined in such a manner, that one side of the joined plate will run perfectly level, whilst the other side will be highest in the middle, slanting to the edges, as seen endways in Fig. 5. For the operation of joining the two halves, the plane iron must be very keenly sharpened with the back iron pretty close down, so that the thin shavings are perfectly cut and not torn. It will thus be seen that the centre of this joined plate contains the
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