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The violin and the art of its construction. A treatise on the Stradivarius violin, 1895
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1the second; in the higher positions also, he would have difficulty in finding the correct place for the fingers.
3XIII. THE FINGER-BOARD AND NUT.
5Both these portions of the instrument must be made of ebony (Fig. 12). Before the finger-board is glued, the surfaces to be joined must be made particularly smooth. The length is 268 m/m. in an instrument of normal size, and in those which are longer and shorter, the necessary proportion is easily determined. The width of the upper end, near the nut, is 24 m/m., while at the lower end it measures 45 m/m.
7The curve at the nut should be the same as the curve of the bridge, the thickness being from 4 to 5 m/m. Whilst the centre of the finger-board should form a straight line lengthways, it must be hollowed out under the E-string equally to the depth of 1 m/m., and under the G-string to 1 1/2 m/m., in order to prevent the jarring and rattling of the strings. The thickness of the nut must be 5 m/m. on the under side and 4 m/m. on the upper. The distance between the two outer string-grooves must be from 16 to 18 m/m. The strings lie at the nut (a) in the case of E, A, and D-strings at a distance of 1/2 m/m. from the finger-board, the G-string 1 m/m. The thickness of the neck, including the finger-board, is 18 m/m. at the upper curve (Fig. 8b I.) for a hand of ordinary size, and 24 m/m. at the lower curve (Fig. 8b II); but this thickness can be altered according to the wish of the performer.
9XIV. THE POSITION OF THE NECK.
11The neck of the violin must be regulated according to the width of the finger-board. It must be cut about 7 m/m.
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