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Violin making and repairing
1927.
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| 2 | ROBERT ALTON, | Read | |
| 5 | EDITOR'S PREFACE | Read | |
| 7 | VIOLIN MAKING AND REPAIRING | Read | |
| 8 | Sycamore is the wood generally used for… | Read | |
| 9 | of taste. Another method is to cut out a… | Read | |
| 10 | cutting is preferable, and in sycamore t… | Read | |
| 11 | SUITABLE WOODS | Read | |
| 12 | Stradivarius is, of course, the master g… | Read | |
| 14 | marked out as follows: At the top end of… | Read | |
| 15 | Now take the paper half-outline of the v… | Read | |
| 16 | paper, and throw the outline out of trut… | Read | |
| 17 | When the mould is squared all round it m… | Read | |
| 18 | the one time, in addition to varying his… | Read | |
| 19 | CHAPTER II | Read | |
| 22 | the strip of sycamore a series of parall… | Read | |
| 23 | carried out there should be no question… | Read | |
| 24 | length that the top and bottom end of th… | Read | |
| 25 | and 1 3/8 in. high. The four corner bloc… | Read | |
| 26 | until they fit exactly all over their su… | Read | |
| 30 | When all is dry and firm, pare the lower… | Read | |
| 31 | make the two saw-cuts in the top block,… | Read | |
| 32 | CHAPTER III | Read | |
| 33 | trouble. Glue both edges with thin hot v… | Read | |
| 34 | Marking-out.—The half-outline in zinc or… | Read | |
| 35 | exacting work is as follows: Obtain a sh… | Read | |
| 36 | from injury. If they can be stamped with… | Read | |
| 37 | Fig. 20.—Purfling Tool and Gauge. | Read | |
| 38 | way. Now mark out on the top face to the… | Read | |
| 40 | fitted with a thumb-screw, which screws… | Read | |
| 41 | Get the shape of the model firmly fixed… | Read | |
| 42 | grade glasspaper. Continue to damp and g… | Read | |
| 43 | bouts, and one at the widest part of the… | Read | |
| 44 | thirty-seconds of an inch and showing No… | Read | |
| 45 | portant, and on this portion of the work… | Read | |
| 46 | edges of the back, leaving the edges of… | Read | |
| 47 | CHAPTER IV | Read | |
| 48 | the instrument, they will gradually lose… | Read | |
| 49 | These two soundholes must exactly match… | Read | |
| 50 | are finished to the line, undercut them… | Read | |
| 51 | its central point should be placed exact… | Read | |
| 52 | being directly under the bridge, or in o… | Read | |
| 54 | the whole of the edge down at one operat… | Read | |
| 55 | using glue of half strength only, for an… | Read | |
| 56 | CHAPTER V | Read | |
| 57 | these kinds of scrolls are extremely dif… | Read | |
| 58 | marked on the front edge of the block, a… | Read | |
| 81 | by the aid of some medium other than wat… | Read | |
| 82 | turpentine" which is in appearance simil… | Read | |
| 83 | gum resin, and heat is required to disso… | Read | |
| 84 | particularly obstinate is as follows: Th… | Read | |
| 90 | During varnishing, the instrument should… | Read | |
| 91 | varnishing is much more rapid than that… | Read | |
| 104 | CHAPTER XI | Read | |
| 105 | pegs have to be bored, scrolls repaired,… | Read | |
| 106 | several grades of glasspaper, will all b… | Read | |
| 107 | factorily be carried out so that the vio… | Read | |
| 108 | maple. It is hardly necessary to add tha… | Read | |
| 110 | applies to the portions projecting on ea… | Read | |
| 111 | These matters must be looked to before r… | Read | |
| 112 | observed. One, that the holes are drille… | Read | |
| 116 | every case varies, and no amount of prin… | Read | |
| 117 | to repair the damage and to fill up hole… | Read | |
| 118 | pieces of wood into the spaces caused in… | Read | |
| 119 | Worm-eaten Violins.—Many old violins are… | Read | |
| 125 | be proceeded with. The fitting of the sh… | Read | |
| 126 | the button, if not altogether destroyed,… | Read | |
| 127 | glued down into its place and dry, the t… | Read | |
| 128 | of the nut over which the strings pass i… | Read | |
| 141 | It may be necessary to pull out and rein… | Read | |
| 142 | place lies directly under the left foot… | Read | |
| 143 | sounded. By gradually reducing the bar a… | Read | |
| 144 | there is less room for vibration at the… | Read | |
| 145 | The thickness of a well-seasoned belly s… | Read | |
| 148 | in the same direction as that of the tab… | Read | |
| 149 | and permanganate of potash in water will… | Read | |
| 150 | CHAPTER XII | Read | |
| 151 | Selecting the Wood.—The great thing to b… | Read |