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The violin & its story : or the history & construction of the violin, 1905
18 lines. Read by computer on 29 September 2026. Printed page 111. See the scan on archive.org.
1of the feet of your bridges make no marks on the varnish of the belly.
3THE NECK
5is also made of maple. This is fixed with glue only, and not with nails or screws.
7The best wood for the fingerboard is ebony. No softer wood will resist the constant pressure of the strings by the fingers, and any other wood will soon show those indentations which are such a nuisance to the player. The fingerboard is rounded somewhat similar to the top of the bridge, but with a somewhat flatter arch.
9Spohr, in his "Violin School," refers to a slight hollowing out of the fingerboard under the G string as follows:—"On the fingerboard of my violin is the hollowing out underneath the G string (shown in the following figure), which grows gradually smaller towards the nut. The advantage of this is that it gives more
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13space for the vibrations of the string, and prevents that disagreeable jarring so often heard with a strong pressure of the bow. This hollowing-out is the invention of Bernhard Romberg, who had it made under the C string of his violoncello. I tried it on my violin twenty-five years ago,* and it has proved of great utility."
15The Nut, or saddle, must be only very slightly raised
17* The preface to the "Violin School" is dated "Cassel, March, 1832."—Translator.
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