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The violin, how to make it, 1880
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1spaces, and the groove cut to such lines with a thin pointed penknife, and the wood cut out as previously. The small strips of indenting are to be had at the shop of the musical-instrument dealer, and may be obtained at a trifling cost. They are to be fitted and glued into the grooves with thin glue, and, when dry, cut down to the surface of the Violin—the scooped out part is now finished, and the edges reduced to their proper thickness. At this stage of the work the Violin is usually cleaned and varnished, but, for the present, we shall complete the mechanical part of the work, viz., the finger-board, nut, etc. The finger-board is formed of ebony, and a model of such—as shown in Fig. 27—should be made from that of some well-made instrument. A piece of ebony being obtained of the proper dimensions, the outside parts are to be dressed with the plane, the hollow surfaces scooped out with gouges, and the whole finished with glass-paper, and glued upon the neck of the instrument. The following dimensions of the finger-board may serve as a mean:—Length, 10 in.; breadth at lower end 1 7/20 in.; and at the upper end, 1 3/4 in. The nut, or small piece of ebony which projects at the end of the finger-board, is now to be formed and glued into its place, the whole is then finished with file, and cleaned with glass-paper. A small hole is then to be cut through the tail-block for the admission of the button-peg, upon which the tail-piece is fastened, whilst a small strip of ebony is glued into that part of the breast over which the cords of the tail-piece pass. The tail-peg may be fitted in without glueing in the meantime, in order that the sound-post may be properly adjusted afterwards. The holes for the pegs are now to be formed of the proper size, with the bit shown in Fig. 21, and the pegs roughly fitted with file and glass-paper to their respective places. The small holes for containing the ends of the strings may be pierced with a small drill. When the foregoing operations have been finished, the surface of the whole instrument is to be thoroughly cleaned with glass-paper, and prepared to receive the varnish. A wetted sponge is now to be passed lightly over the whole surface, and, when dry, the roughness is to be cleaned off with glass-paper, and the preceding operations to be repeated until the surface is
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