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The violin and the art of its construction : a treatise on the Stradivarius violin, 1895
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12 m/m. thick. The before-mentioned variations of tone can also be obtained by the lengthening or shortening of the gut of the tail-piece.
3The rest, over which the gut passes, must be made of ebony and be 40 m/m. long by 5 m/m. wide, and must rise 3 m/m. from the belly. The button, round which the gut passes, must also be made of ebony, and has to be inserted into the centre of the lower block.
5XVI. THE PEGS.
7These are generally made of ebony, and care must be taken that they are inserted exactly in the places marked in Fig. 8. The distance of the pegs from the upper edge of the outer side of the violin head should not be more than 10 m/m. The holes in the pegs, through which the strings pass, should be 2 m/m. from the inside of the head. The outer ends of the pegs should be level with the sides of the head and be slightly rounded off.
9XVII. THE BRIDGE (Fig. 10).
11The bridge is made of maple and should be 40 m/m. wide and 35 m/m. high, at the bottom it should be 4 m/m. thick, on the top 1 1/2 m/m. The width of the feet is not to exceed 9 1/2 m/m. (Fig. 10 a).
13The feet must be fitted exactly to the belly and towards the back should be sloped sufficiently, so that on the lower side of the bridge they form an exact right-angle with the centre line of the belly.
15It is advisable to powder the feet a little with chalk to prevent the bridge from being so easily displaced as would otherwise be the case.
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