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The violin and the art of its construction : a treatise on the Stradivarius violin, 1895

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1Index.

3Introduction …………………………………………….. Page 7

4I. Of the Wood ………………………………………….. ,, 10

5II. Of the Construction …………………………………. ,, 11

6III. The Ribs …………………………………………….. ,, 12

7VI. The Back and Edges …………………………………. ,, 12

8V. The Belly ……………………………………………… ,, 13

9VI. The Arching …………………………………………… ,, 13

10VII. The Purfling ………………………………………… ,, 14

11VIII. Working-out the Thicknesses of the Belly and Back ,, 15

12IX. The F-holes ………………………………………….. ,, 16

13X. The Bass-bar ………………………………………….. ,, 16

14XI. The Head or Neck ……………………………………. ,, 18

15XII. The Dimensions, Length of Neck and Body …………. ,, 18

16XIII. The Finger-board and Nut …………………………. ,, 21

17XIV. The Position of the Neck ………………………….. ,, 21

18XV. The Tail-piece ………………………………………. ,, 22

19XVI. The Pegs ……………………………………………. ,, 24

20XVII. The Bridge ………………………………………… ,, 24

21XVIII. The Sound-post …………………………………… ,, 25

22XIX. The Strings ………………………………………… ,, 27

23XX. The Varnish ………………………………………… ,, 28

24XXI. The Cleaning and Care of the Violin ………………. ,, 32

25XXII. The Bow …………………………………………… ,, 32

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